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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

  1. May 02 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 13 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
  3. Apr 13 2022
    Reply of petitioner Gerald G. Lundergan filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 28 2022
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Feb 17 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 28, 2022.
  6. Feb 16 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 25, 2022 to March 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Jan 20 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 25, 2022.
  8. Jan 19 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 26, 2022 to February 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jan 03 2022
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gerald G. Lundergan
  10. Dec 22 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2022)