No. 18-93

Donald Zimmerman v. City of Austin, Texas

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (7)
Tags: aggregate-limit austin base-limit campaign-contributions campaign-finance civil-rights constitutional-law contribution-limits due-process election-law first-amendment standing
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07 (distributed 7 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Austin's $350 base limit on campaign contributions violates the First Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented Whether Austin’s $350 base limit on campaign contributions violates the First Amendment; and Whether Zimmerman established standing to challenge Austin’s aggregate limit on the total amount of campaign contributions a candidate may accept “from sources other than natural persons eligible to vote in a postal zip code completely or partially within the Austin city limits.”

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-29
Rescheduled.
2018-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-11-15
Rescheduled.
2018-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-11-08
Rescheduled.
2018-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-11-01
Rescheduled.
2018-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-25
Rescheduled.
2018-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-09-27
Reply of petitioner Donald Zimmerman filed.
2018-09-13
Brief of respondent City of Austin, Texas in opposition filed.
2018-08-16
Brief amici curiae of Public Policy Legal Institute, et al. filed.
2018-08-14
Response Requested. (Due September 13, 2018)
2018-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent City of Austin, Texas to respond filed.
2018-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2018)

Attorneys

City of Austin, Texas
Renea HicksLaw Office of Max Renea Hicks, Respondent
Donald Zimmerman
Jerad Wayne NajvarNajvar Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Public Policy Legal Institute, et al.
Barnaby W. ZallLaw Office of Barnaby Zall, Amicus