| No. 24-803 | |
| Title: | Michael Quinn Sullivan, Petitioner v. Texas Ethics Commission |
| Docketed: | January 28, 2025 |
| Linked with 24A494 | |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District |
| Case Numbers: | (03-21-00033-CV) |
| Decision Date: | August 31, 2022 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | March 8, 2024 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 15 2024 | Application (24A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2024 to January 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Nov 19 2024 | Application (24A494) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 28, 2024. |
| Dec 10 2024 | Application (24A494) to extend further the time from December 28, 2024 to January 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Written RequestWritten RequestProof of Service | |
| Dec 17 2024 | Application (24A494) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 24, 2025. |
| Jan 24 2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2025) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 11 2025 | Waiver of right of respondent Texas Ethics Commission to respond filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Feb 14 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 18 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 18 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 19 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025. |
| Feb 20 2025 | Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2025) |
| Feb 24 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas Home School Coalition filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 12 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2025 to April 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 13 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2025. |
| Mar 21 2025 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senator John Cornyn, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 24 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 24 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record | Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP 200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 scott@lkcfirm.com | 5126938350 |
| Party name: Michael Quinn Sullivan | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Eric J. R. Nichols Counsel of Record | Butler Snow LLP 1400 Lavaca Street Suite 1000 Austin, TX 78701 eric.nichols@butlersnow.com | (737) 802-1807 |
| Party name: Texas Ethics Commission | ||
| Other | ||
| Thomas Arthur Berry Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 tberry@cato.org | (443) 254-6330 |
| Party name: Cato Institute and Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | ||
| Bradley George Hubbard Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 2100 Dallas, TX 75201 BHubbard@gibsondunn.com | (214) 698-3100 |
| Party name: Texas Home School Coalition | ||
| Randall Wilson Miller Counsel of Record | Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr 500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000 Dallas, TX 75201 rwmiller@munsch.com | 214.855.7500 |
| Party name: United States Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz | ||
| Aaron Lloyd Nielson Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 aaron.nielson@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas | ||
| Brett Robert Nolan Counsel of Record | Institute for Free Speech 1150 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 BNOLAN@IFS.ORG | 202-301-3300 |
| Party name: Institute for Free Speech | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Manhattan Institute 52 Vanderbilt Ave. New York, NY 10017 ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org | 212599-7000 |
| Party name: Manhattan Institute | ||
| Paul Michael Sherman Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 North Glebe Road Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 PSHERMAN@IJ.ORG | 7036829320 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||