O’Keefe v. Chisholm
Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether considerations of "equity, comity, and federalism" insufficient to support abstention can override the holding in Mitchum v. Foster that 42 U.S.C. " 1983 is an "expressly authorized" statutory exception to the Anti-Injunction Act; and (2) whether, as this Court left unresolved in Hartman v. Moore, officials may be held liable for subjecting citizens to investigation in retaliation for First Amendment-protected speech and association, particularly where non-retaliatory grounds are insufficient to support the investigation.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Court bypasses Wisconsin political fray (Lyle Denniston, May 18, 2015)
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, April 2, 2015)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/21/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2015) |
| 02/10/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 23, 2015, for all respondents. |
| 02/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cause of Action. |
| 02/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. |
| 02/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cato Institute. |
| 02/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Competitive Politics, et al. |
| 02/20/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by MacIver Institute for Public Policy. |
| 03/16/2015 | Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondents John T. Chisholm, Bruce Landgraf, and David Robles. |
| 03/16/2015 | Brief of respondents John T. Chisholm, Bruce Landgraf, and David Robles in opposition filed. |
| 03/23/2015 | Brief of respondents Francis Schmitz and Dean Nickel in opposition filed. |
| 03/27/2015 | Reply of petitioners Eric O'Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. filed. |
| 04/08/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2015. |
| 04/23/2015 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/27/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2015. |
| 04/28/2015 | Rescheduled. |
| 05/04/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Competitive Politics, et al. GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Maciver Institute for Public Policy GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Cato Institute GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cause of Action GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| 05/18/2015 | Petition DENIED. |