No. 19-255
Thomas More Law Center v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California
Tags: charitable-organizations circuit-split civil-rights disclosure-requirements donor-anonymity due-process exacting-scrutiny first-amendment freedom-of-association freedom-of-speech nonprofit strict-scrutiny
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess TradeSecret Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
FirstAmendment DueProcess TradeSecret Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
(distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether exacting scrutiny or strict scrutiny applies to disclosure requirements that burden non-electoral, expressive association rights.
2. Whether California's disclosure requirement violates charities' and their donors' freedom of association and speech facially or as applied to the Law Center.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether exacting scrutiny or strict scrutiny applies to disclosure requirements that burden non-electoral, expressive association rights
Docket Entries
2021-08-02
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-03-30
CIRCULATED
2021-03-15
The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
2021-03-15
Record requested.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-08
Supplemental brief of petitioner Thomas More Law Center filed. (Distributed)
2020-02-24
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
2020-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 25, 2019.
2019-10-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2019 to November 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-25
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
2019-09-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2019.
2019-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 25, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-28
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Thomas More Law Center.
2019-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2019)
2019-06-05
Application (18A1268) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 26, 2019.
2019-06-03
Application (18A1268) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 27, 2019 to August 26, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
24 Family Policy Organizations
Anita Yvonne Milanovich — Milanovich Law, PLLC, Amicus
American Center for Law and Justice
Cato Institute
Ilya Shapiro — Cato Institute, Amicus
Free Speech Coalition, et al.
Herbert William Titus — William J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
Goldwater Institute
Matthew Robert Miller — Goldwater Institute, Amicus
Hispanic Leadership Fund
Jeffrey Matthew Harris — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Institute for Free Speech
Institute for Justice
Paul Michael Sherman — Institute for Justice, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation, Southeastern Legal Foundation, and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Philanthropy Roundtable, Independent Women's Forum, and People United for Privacy Foundation
Proposition 8 Legal Defense Fund
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Foundation for Michigan Freedom and Texas Public Policy Foundation
Randy Elf
Randolph Scott Elf — Amicus
Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California
Aimee Athena Feinberg — California Department of Justice, Respondent
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Caleb P. Burns — Wiley Rein LLP, Amicus
The New Civil Liberties Alliance
Thomas More Law Center
John J. Bursch — Alliance Defending Freedom, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Amicus