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Arkansas Times LP v. Mark Waldrip, as Trustee of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 19-1378 · judgment June 22, 2022
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Is a state law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not participating in, and will not participate in, boycotts of Israel or Israelcontrolled territories consistent with NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982) and the First Amendment’s central prohibition against content and viewpoint discrimination?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian M. Hauss
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
For respondent
Nicholas Jacob Bronni
Solicitor General of Arkansas
Proceedings
- Feb 21 2023Petition DENIED.
- Feb 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
- Jan 30 2023Reply of petitioner Arkansas Times LP filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 18 2023Brief of respondents Mark Waldrip, et al. in opposition filed.
- Dec 15 2022Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner filed.
- Dec 15 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including January 18, 2023.
- Dec 14 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2022 to January 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 29 2022Response Requested. (Due December 29, 2022)
- Nov 23 2022Brief amici curiae of The Forum for Constitutional Rights & The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 22 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
- Nov 18 2022Brief amici curiae of T'ruah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 18 2022Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 15 2022Waiver of right of respondent Mark Waldrip, et al. to respond filed.
- Oct 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lawrence Glickman filed.
- Oct 20 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2022)
- Aug 31 2022Application (22A194) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 20, 2022.
- Aug 26 2022Application (22A194) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 20, 2022 to October 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.