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Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas, et al. v. Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-3082 · judgment August 19, 2021
Before the decision, about 7.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.
Question presented
Whether Kan. Stat. Ann. § 47-1827(b), (c), and (d) violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment by criminalizing trespass by deception at animal facilities with intent to damage the enterprise.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brant M. Laue
For respondent
E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Order
Order list, April 25, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 25 2022Petition DENIED.
- Apr 18 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
- Mar 29 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
- Mar 28 2022Reply of petitioners Laura Kelly, in her official capacity as Governor of Kansas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 14 2022Brief of respondents Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. in opposition filed.
- Feb 02 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 14, 2022.
- Feb 01 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2022 to March 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 11 2022Response Requested. (Due February 10, 2022)
- Jan 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
- Dec 22 2021Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
- Nov 17 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2021)