Institute for Free Speech v. Becerra
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The
judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further
consideration in light of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v.
Bonta, on July 2, 2021.
Issues: (1) Whether a state official’s demand for all significant donors to a nonprofit organization, as a precondition to engaging in constitutionally protected
speech, constitutes a First Amendment injury; and (2) whether official demands for membership or
donor information outside the electoral context should
be reviewed under strict or exacting scrutiny.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 18 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2020) |
| Jan 14 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California to respond filed. |
| Jan 17 2020 | Letter of January 15, 2020 from counsel for petitioner received. |
| Jan 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020. |
| Jan 30 2020 | Response Requested. (Due March 2, 2020) |
| Feb 19 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 2, 2020 to April 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 25 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2020. |
| Feb 28 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Pacific Research Institute filed. |
| Mar 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2020 to May 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 25 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 1, 2020. |
| May 01 2020 | Brief of respondent Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California in opposition filed. |
| May 15 2020 | Reply of petitioner Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed) |
| May 19 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020. |
| May 29 2020 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Dec 23 2020 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Institute for Free Speech filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021. |
| Jul 02 2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U. S. ___ (2021). |
| Aug 03 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
