No. 19-122
 
Title: David Thompson, et al., Petitioners
v.
Heather Hebdon, Executive Director of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, et al.
Docketed: July 25, 2019
Linked with: 18A1132
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (17-35019)
   Decision Date: November 27, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: February 20, 2019
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 02 2019 Application (18A1132) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2019 to June 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
May 03 2019 Application (18A1132) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 20, 2019.
Jun 05 2019 Application (18A1132) to extend further the time from June 20, 2019 to July 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Written Request Proof of Service
Jun 06 2019 Application (18A1132) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 20, 2019.
Jul 22 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2019)
Aug 13 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 26, 2019 to September 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 15 2019 Letter of August 8, 2019, regarding substitution of parties under Rule 35 received from counsel for the respondents.
Aug 16 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 25, 2019.
Aug 26 2019 Brief amici curiae of The National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. filed.
Aug 26 2019 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and the Institute for Justice filed.
Aug 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.
Sep 25 2019 Brief of respondents Heather Hebdon, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 09 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
Oct 09 2019 Reply of petitioners David Thompson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 04 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
Nov 12 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
Nov 18 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
Nov 25 2019 The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated, and the case is remanded for that court to revisit whether Alaska's contribution limits are consistent with our First Amendment precedents. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) Statement of Justice Ginsburg. (Detached Opinion)
Dec 27 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: David Thompson, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Laura Frances Fox
Counsel of Record
Alaska Department of Law
1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501

laura.fox@alaska.gov
Ph: 9072695275
Party name: Heather Hebdon, et al.


Other Attorneys
Allen Joseph Dickerson
Institute for Free Speech
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036

adickerson@ifs.org
Ph: (202) 301-9000
Party name: Institute for Free Speech


Michael Hugh McGinley
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

michael.mcginley@dechert.com
Ph: 202-261-3378
Party name: Cato Institute and the Institute for Justice


Jason Brett Torchinsky
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC
2300 N Street, NW
Ste. 643
Washington, DC 20037

JTORCHINSKY@HOLTZMANVOGEL.COM
Ph: 2027378808
Party name: The National Republican Senatorial Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee