On March 15, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Stein v Federal Election Commission, 23-771. This is the lawsuit over the rules for getting primary season matching funds. Stein received federal matching funds in 2016 in her quest for the Green Party nomination and the Peace & Freedom Party nomination. The FEC says it overpaid her and it wants over $100,000 back. The result hinges on when the primary season matching funds period ended. Stein says it ended when she failed to get the Peace & Freedom nomination. The government says it ended when she got the Green Party nomination. Although there were only a few weeks between those two dates, Stein received a large share of her contributions during that period.
(ORDER LIST: 601 U.S.)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
CERTIORARI GRANTED
23-939 TRUMP, DONALD J. V. UNITED STATES
(23A745)
The application for a stay presented to The Chief Justice
is referred by him to the Court. The Special Counsel’s request
to treat the stay application as a petition for a writ of
certiorari is granted, and that petition is granted limited to
the following question: Whether and if so to what extent does a
former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal
prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during
his tenure in office. Without expressing a view on the merits,
this Court directs the Court of Appeals to continue withholding
issuance of the mandate until the sending down of the judgment of
this Court. The application for a stay is dismissed as moot.
The case will be set for oral argument during the week of
April 22, 2024. Petitioner’s brief on the merits, and any amicus
curiae briefs in support or in support of neither party, are to
be filed on or before Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Respondent’s
brief on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support, are
to be filed on or before Monday, April 8, 2024. The reply brief,
if any, is to be filed on or before 5 p.m., Monday, April 15,
2024.
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TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE – SCOTUS ACTION
HOW MANY MORE ZILLION AMICUS BRIEFS ???
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