No. 20-612

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, et al. v. Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2020-11-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: ballot-access equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment political-parties political-party-rights primary-election primary-elections
Key Terms:
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 BehrensMinnesota Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Angela BehrensMinnesota Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Nathan J. HartshornOffice of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Nathan J. HartshornOffice of the Minnesota Attorney General, Respondent
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, et al.
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner