No. 18-896

Missouri Ethics Commission, et al. v. Free and Fair Election Fund, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: campaign-finance constitutional-law contribution-caps corruption first-amendment free-speech political-action-committee political-action-committees state-regulation transparency
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-04-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May a state prohibit political action committees from transferring money to other political action committees?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under the First Amendment, may a state prohibit political action committees from transferring money to other political action committees?

Docket Entries

2019-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-03-29
Reply of petitioners Missouri Ethics Commission, et al. filed.
2019-03-15
Brief of respondents Free and Fair Election Fund, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-03-15
Brief of respondents Missouri Electric Cooperatives, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-02-13
Response Requested. (Due March 15, 2019)
2019-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-24
Waiver of right of respondents Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives-PAC, Legends Bank, David Klindt to respond filed.
2019-01-23
Waiver of right of respondents Free and Fair Election Fund; Missourians for Worker Freedom; American Democracy Alliance; Herzog Services, Inc.; Farmers State Bank; John Elliott to respond filed.
2019-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)
2018-12-07
Application (18A596) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 8, 2019.
2018-11-26
Application (18A596) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2018 to February 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Free and Fair Election Fund; Missourians for Worker Freedom; American Democracy Alliance; Herzog Services, Inc.; Farmers State Bank; John Elliott
Edward Dean GreimGraves Garrett LLC, Respondent
Edward Dean GreimGraves Garrett LLC, Respondent
Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives-PAC, Legends Bank, David Klindt
Charles W. HatfieldStinson Leonard Street LLP, Respondent
Charles W. HatfieldStinson Leonard Street LLP, Respondent
Missouri Ethics Commission, et al.
Julie Marie Blake — Petitioner
Julie Marie Blake — Petitioner