No. 18-766

Teresa Bierman, et al. v. Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (8)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: exclusive-representation expressive-association first-amendment government-speech heightened-scrutiny individual-rights mandatory-expressive-association mandatory-representation public-employees rational-basis
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can the government designate an exclusive representative to speak for individuals for any rational basis, or is this mandatory expressive association permissible only if it satisfies heightened First Amendment scrutiny?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The State of Minnesota compels individuals who are not public employees, namely individual Medicaid providers, to accept an exclusive representative for speaking with the State over certain public policies. The questions presented are: 1. Can the government designate an exclusive representative to speak for individuals for any rational basis, or is this mandatory expressive association permissible only if it satisfies heightened First Amendment scrutiny? 2. If exclusive representation is subject to First Amendment scrutiny, is it constitutional for the government to compel individuals who are not government employees to accept an organization as their exclusive representative for dealing with the government? @)

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-17
Reply of petitioners Teresa Bierman, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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2019-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-03
Brief of respondents Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, et al. in opposition filed.
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2019-04-03
Brief of respondent SEIU Healthcare Minnesota in opposition filed.
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2019-02-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 3, 2019, for all respondents.
2019-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 4, 2019 to April 3, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-02-01
Response Requested. (Due March 4, 2019)
2019-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of Center of the American Experiment filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amici curiae of NFIB Small Business Legal Center, et al. filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of Freedom Foundation filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of The Fairness Center filed.
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2019-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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2019-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent SEIU Healthcare Minnesota to respond filed.
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2019-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, et al. to respond filed.
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2018-12-20
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Teresa Bierman, counsel for respondent SEIU and counsel for State respondents Governor Mark Dayton, Emily Johnson Piper and Todd Doncavage have authorize petitioner's counsel to inform the Court that Respondents also grant blanket consent.
Blanket Consent
2018-12-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2019)
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Attorneys

CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
Douglas Paul Seaton — Seaton, Peters and Revnew, P.A., Amicus
Douglas Paul Seaton — Seaton, Peters and Revnew, P.A., Amicus
Freedom Foundation
James Gideon Abernathy — Amicus
James Gideon Abernathy — Amicus
Goldwater Institute
Timothy Mason Sandefur — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
Timothy Mason Sandefur — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
NFIB Small Business Legal Center, et al.
Luke Anthony Wake — NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Amicus
Luke Anthony Wake — NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Erin Elizabeth Wilcox — Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Erin Elizabeth Wilcox — Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota
Scott A. Kronland — Altshuler Berzon, LLP, Respondent
Scott A. Kronland — Altshuler Berzon, LLP, Respondent
Teresa Bierman, et al.
William L. Messenger — National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., Petitioner
William L. Messenger — National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., Petitioner
The Buckeye Institute
Andrew Michael Grossman — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
Andrew Michael Grossman — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
The Cato Institute
Ilya Shapiro — Cato Institute, Amicus
Ilya Shapiro — Cato Institute, Amicus
The Fairness Center
Nathan John McGrath — The Fairness Center, Amicus
Nathan John McGrath — The Fairness Center, Amicus
Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, et al.
Elizabeth Catherine Kramer — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Elizabeth Catherine Kramer — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent