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Oregon v. Committee to Recall Dan Holladay, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-35107 · judgment April 29, 2024
Certiorari denied · June 30, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
When a neutral, procedural requirement burdens voters’ advancement of direct-democracy measures to the ballot, does that requirement affect any interest protected by the First Amendment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benjamin Noah Gutman
Oregon Department of Justice
For respondent
Jesse Allen Buss
Willamette Law Group, PC
Proceedings
- Jun 30 2025Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
- Jun 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
- Jun 03 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
- Jun 03 2025Reply of petitioner Oregon filed. (Distributed)
- May 28 2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
- May 27 2025Brief of respondents Committee to Recall Dan Holladay, et al. in opposition filed.
- Apr 18 2025Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed.
- Apr 17 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025.
- Apr 16 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2025 to May 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)
- Dec 23 2024Application (24A699) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 21, 2025 to March 22, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
- Jan 17 2024Application (24A699) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 22, 2025.