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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

Certiorari denied · April 25, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 16% cert probability (95% interval 9%–26%)

Before the decision, about 3.9× 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 dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

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

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Apr 25 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 18 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
  3. Mar 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
  4. Mar 28 2022
    Reply of petitioners Laura Kelly, in her official capacity as Governor of Kansas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Mar 14 2022
    Brief of respondents Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Feb 02 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 14, 2022.
  7. Feb 01 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2022 to March 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  8. Jan 11 2022
    Response Requested. (Due February 10, 2022)
  9. Jan 05 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
  10. Dec 22 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  11. Nov 17 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service