| No. 24-220 | |
| Title: | Christi Jacobsen, Montana Secretary of State, Petitioner v. Montana Democratic Party, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 28, 2024 |
| Linked with 23A1136 | |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Montana |
| Case Numbers: | (DA 22-0667) |
| Decision Date: | March 27, 2024 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 13 2024 | Application (23A1136) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 25, 2024 to August 24, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jun 24 2024 | Application (23A1136) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 24, 2024. |
| Aug 26 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 27, 2024) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 16 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Montana Youth Action, Forward Montana Foundation, and MontPIRG to respond filed. |
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| Sep 25 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Western Native Voice; Montana Native Vote; Blackfeet Nation; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; Fort Belknap Indian Community; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe to respond filed. |
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| Sep 26 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections filed. |
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| Sep 27 2024 | Waiver of right of respondents Montana Democratic Party, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Sep 27 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Senatorial Committee filed. |
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| Sep 27 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 27 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Oct 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 08 2024 | Response Requested. (Due November 7, 2024) |
| Oct 16 2024 | Motion of Western Native Voice; Montana Native Vote; Blackfeet Nation; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; Fort Belknap Indian Community; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2024 - corrected motion to be filed) |
| Oct 16 2024 | Motion of Montana Youth Action, et al. to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2024 to January 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 16 2024 | Motion of Montana Democratic Party, et al. to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2024 to January 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 16 2024 | Motion of Western Native Voice, et al. to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2024 to January 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 17 2024 | The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 23, 2024, for all respondents. |
| Nov 07 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Peter Martin Torstensen Jr. Counsel of Record | Montana Attorney General's Office 215 North Sanders Street Helena, MT 59601 PETER.TORSTENSEN@MT.GOV | 406-444-2026 |
| Party name: Christi Jacobsen, Montana Secretary of State | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Abha Khanna Counsel of Record | Elias Law Group LLP 1700 Seventh Ave Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98101 AKHANNA@ELIAS.LAW | 206-656-0177 |
| Party name: Montana Democratic Party, Mitch Bohn | ||
| Theresa Jeane Lee Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 tlee@aclu.org | 8453236706 |
| Party name: Western Native Voice; Montana Native Vote; Blackfeet Nation; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; Fort Belknap Indian Community; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe | ||
| Rylee Kate Sommers-Flanagan Counsel of Record | Upper Seven Law P.O. Box 31 Helena, MT 59624 rylee@uppersevenlaw.com | 4063963373 |
| Party name: Montana Youth Action, Forward Montana Foundation, and MontPIRG | ||
| Other | ||
| Bradley Alan Benbrook Counsel of Record | Benbrook Law Group 701 University Avenue, Suite 106 Sacramento, CA 95825 brad@benbrooklawgroup.com | 9164474900 |
| Party name: Center for Election Confidence | ||
| Benjamin Michael Flowers Counsel of Record | Ashbrook Byrne Kresge LLC PO Box 8248 Cincinnati, OH 45249 bflowers@ashbrookbk.com | 513.201.5775 |
| Party name: Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: America First Legal Foundation | ||
| Erin E. Murphy Counsel of Record | Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 ERIN.MURPHY@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM | (202) 742-8900 |
| Party name: National Republican Senatorial Committee | ||
| Lanora Christine Pettit Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: Texas and Fourteen Additional States | ||