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In Re Brian D. Swanson

Paid petition

Certiorari denied · November 14, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

  1. Does the Seventeenth Amendment deprive the State of Georgia of its equal suffrage in the Senate, requiring its consent under Article 5 of the Constitution, making popular elections for United States Senator unconstitutional in the State of Georgia because the State did not ratify the Amendment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brian D. Swanson

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 14 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 25 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
  3. Sep 12 2022
    Motion to expedite filed by petitioner.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  4. Sep 08 2022
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due October 12, 2022)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service