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Gerald G. Lundergan v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-5890 · judgment August 9, 2021
Certiorari denied · May 2, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–10%)
Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Sixth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether the federal ban on corporate contributions is unconstitutional as applied to intrafamilial contributions from a closely held, family-run corporation. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- May 02 2022Petition DENIED.
- Apr 13 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
- Apr 13 2022Reply of petitioner Gerald G. Lundergan filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 28 2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Feb 17 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 28, 2022.
- Feb 16 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 25, 2022 to March 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 20 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 25, 2022.
- Jan 19 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 26, 2022 to February 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 03 2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gerald G. Lundergan
- Dec 22 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2022)