No. 20-612
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, et al. v. Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State
Tags: ballot-access equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment political-parties political-party-rights primary-election primary-elections
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference:
2021-02-19
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Minnesota's taxpayer-funded, state-administered, and binding presidential nomination primary election statutes are repugnant to the First and Fourteenth Amendments when their operation fails to present all party-chosen candidates from appearing on the ballot in the same manner
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED In the context of Minnesota's taxpayer-funded, stateadministered, and binding presidential nomination primary election, are Minnesota Statues repugnant to the First and Fourteenth Amendments when their operation fails to present all party-chosen candidates from appearing on the ballot in the same manner?
Docket Entries
2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-26
Reply of petitioners Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-01-13
Brief of respondent Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon in opposition filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-14
Response Requested. (Due January 13, 2021)
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-17
Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon to respond filed.
2020-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2020)
Attorneys
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
Angela Behrens — Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Angela Behrens — Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Nathan J. Hartshorn — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Nathan J. Hartshorn — Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, et al.
Erick G. Kaardal — Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner
Erick G. Kaardal — Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner