No. 25-888

Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota, (American Federation of Teachers Local 7007) v. Don Huizenga, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-29
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (4)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review article-iii constitutional-standing judicial-exception municipal-funds taxpayer-standing
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Should this Court repudiate the municipal-taxpayer exception to the general rule against taxpayer standing?

2. If there is a municipal-taxpayer exception to the general rule against taxpayer standing, must a municipal taxpayer challenging a municipal policy at least show that the policy imposes a measurable cost on the municipality and that the policy necessarily implicates funds attributable to municipal taxes?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court repudiate the municipal-taxpayer exception to the general rule against taxpayer standing, and if such an exception exists, must a municipal taxpayer demonstrate a measurable cost to the municipality and direct connection to municipal taxes?

Docket Entries

2026-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent Independent School District No. 11 to respond filed.
2026-03-05
Waiver of Independent School District No. 11 of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Independent School District No. 11 to respond filed.
2026-03-03
Waiver of Independent School District No. 11 of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of States of Minnesota, Arizona, Hawai‘i, Michigan, Nevada, Vermont, and West Virginia submitted.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of National School Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed.
2026-03-02
Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of National School Attorneys Association and Other Public School Professional Organizations submitted.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondents Don Huizenga, et al. to respond filed.
2026-03-02
Amicus brief of AFL-CIO submitted.
2026-03-02
Waiver of Don Huizenga, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-27
Brief amici curiae of Professor Zachary D. Clopton, et al. filed.
2026-02-27
Waiver of Don Huizenga, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-27
Amicus brief of Professors Zachary D. Clopton and Nadav Shoked submitted.
2026-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)
2025-12-16
Application (25A695) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 21, 2026.
2025-12-10
Application (25A695) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2025 to January 21, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

AFL-CIO
Darin Matthew DalmatAFL-CIO, Amicus
Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota (American Federation of Teachers Local 7007)
Leon DayanBredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C., Petitioner
Don Huizenga, et al.
Nicholas J. NelsonUpper Midwest Law Center, Respondent
Independent School District No. 11
Michael Joseph WaldspurgerSquires, Waldspurger, & Mace, P.A., Respondent
National School Attorneys Association and Other Public School Professional Organizations
Aaron Simcha Jon ZelinskyZuckerman Spaeder LLP, Amicus
Professors Zachary D. Clopton and Nadav Shoked
Zachary David CloptonNorthwestern Pritzker School of Law, Amicus
States of Minnesota, Arizona, Hawai‘i, Michigan, Nevada, Vermont, and West Virginia
Elizabeth Catherine KramerOffice of the Minnesota Attorney General, Amicus