No. 22-101

Martin Cowen, et al. v. Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived
Tags: ballot-access congressional-district equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment signature-requirements third-party third-party-candidates
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does a State violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments when its ballot-access restrictions on third-party candidates for United States Representative are so onerous that—despite many attempts over more than three-quarters of a century—no such candidates have ever satisfied them and likely never will?

2. Does a State violate the Equal Protection Clause when it requires third-party candidates to gather more signatures to get on the ballot in a congressional district than they would need for a statewide office?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a State violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments when its ballot-access restrictions on third-party candidates for United States Representative are so onerous that—despite many attempts over more than three-quarters of a century—no such candidates have ever satisfied them and likely never will?

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-01
Brief amicus curiae of Libertarian National Committee filed. (Distributed)
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2022-08-29
Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Free and Open Elections filed. (Distributed)
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2022-08-22
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Martin Cowen, et al.
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2022-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent Brad Raffensperger to respond filed.
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2022-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2022)
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2022-04-28
Application (21A647) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 29, 2022.
2022-04-21
Application (21A647) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 29, 2022 to August 28, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
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Attorneys

Brad Raffensperger
Stephen John Petrany — Georgia Department of Law, Respondent
Coalition for Free and Open Elections
James Carter Linger — Law Offices of James C. Linger, Amicus
Libertarian National Committee
Oliver Barrett Hall — Amicus
Martin Cowen, et al.
Bryan Ludington Sells — The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC, Petitioner