Federal Judiciary

The second petition of the day is: 

Title: McComish v. Bennett
Docket: 10-239
Issue(s): (1) Whether Arizona's matching funds trigger, which provides publicly financed candidates with additional subsidies that are triggered by independent expenditures or by the raising and spending of money by privately financed candidates and their supporters, violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments; and (2) whether the Arizona law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments by regulating campaign financing to equalize resources among competing candidates and interest groups, rather than advancing a compelling state interest in the least restrictive manner.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Amicus brief of Center for Competitive Politics
• Amicus brief of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy
• Amicus brief of Cato Institute

Akin Gump and Howe & Russell represent the petitioner in the following case, which is listed without regard to its likelihood of being granted:

Title: Zuress v. Donley
Docket: 10-374
Issue(s): In what circumstances are dual-status technicians, who perform civilian roles within military departments, protected by federal statutes prohibiting employment discrimination?

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (9th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari
• Amicus brief for the American Association for Justice and Equal Rights Advocates