Major Pending Election Cases

Filing Date:

May 24, 2018

Status:

resolved

State:

Florida

Topic:

Ballot Design

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Case 19-14552)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Florida's law mandating that candidates of the political party of the Governor be listed first on the ballot, alleging that it gives an unfair advantage.

Case Progress:

Opinion and Order Finding Lack of Standing and Non-Justiciable Political Question filed 9/4/20
Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed 9/24/20
Petition for Rehearing En Banc denied 10/28/20
Order Vacating Judgment and Dismissing Case filed 11/9/20

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint Against All Defendants (5/24/18)
Notice Of Constitutional Question (5/24/18)
Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim By Kenneth Detzner (6/19/18)
Motion To Intervene By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (6/21/18)
Motion For Preliminary Injunction By Plaintiffs (6/29/18)
Memorandum In Support re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Plaintiffs (6/29/18)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Intervene Filed By Plaintiffs (6/29/18)
Order Granting Republican Party Organizations Motion To Intervene (7/1/18)
Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/3/18)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim Filed By Plaintiffs (7/3/18)
Response In Opposition re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/13/18)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim Filed By Plaintiffs (7/13/18)
Response In Opposition re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Secretary's Response In Opposition To Request For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Kenneth Detzner (7/13/18)
Reply In Support Of Motion To Dismiss Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/20/18)
Reply In Support Of Motion To Dismiss Filed By Kenneth Detzner (7/20/18)
Reply In Support Of Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Plaintiffs (7/20/18)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Sur-Reply Brief Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/23/18)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Amended Sur-Reply Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/23/18)
Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction (7/24/18)
Order Denying Defendant's And Defendant-Intervenors' Motions To Dismiss (7/24/18)
Answer To Complaint, Florida Secretary Of State's Answer & Affirmative Defenses By Kenneth Detzner (8/7/18)
Answer To Complaint, By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (8/7/20)
Motion For Summary Judgment And Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Summary Judgment By Laurel M Lee (4/8/19)
Motion For Summary Judgment And Incorporated Memorandum Of Law By Plaintiffs (4/8/19)
Motion For Summary Judgment By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (4/8/19)
Response To Motion re Motion For Summary Judgment And Incorporated Memorandum Of Law Filed By Laurel M Lee (4/29/19)
Intervenor-Defendants' Opposition To Plaintiffs' Motion For Summary Judgment And Incorporated Memorandum Of Law Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (4/29/19)
Plaintiff's Consolidated Memorandum In Opposition To Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment And Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Summary Judgment, Motion For Summary Judgment Filed By Plaintiffs (4/29/19)
Secretary's Reply In Support Of Her Motion For Summary Judgment Filed By Laurel M Lee (5/7/19)
Intervenors-Defendants' Reply In Support OF Their Motion For Summary Judgment Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (5/7/19)
Plaintiffs' Reply In Support Of Motion For Summary Judgment Filed By Plaintiffs (5/7/19)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion For Summary Judgment And Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Summary Judgment (5/8/19)
Order Denying Motions For Summary Judgment (5/13/19)
Secretary's Proposed Post-Trial Order Entering Final Judgment For Defendant By Laurel M Lee (7/31/19)
Proposed Opinion And Order By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (7/31/19)
Final Order Following Bench Trial (11/15/19)
Secretary's Motion For Stay Pending Appeal And Incorporated Memorandum Of Law By Laurel M Lee (11/18/19)
Notice Of Appeal As To Order (11/20/19)
Response In Support re Motion To Stay Pending Appeal (11/21/19)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Stay Pending Appeal (11/21/19)
Order Denying Motion For Stay (11/26/20)
Order Of USCA-19-14552-J As To Notice Of Appeal (12/20/19)
Secretary's Motion For Stay Pending Decision From Eleventh Circuit (3/27/20)
Response In Support re Motion To Stay Pending Decision From Eleventh Circuit Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Governors Association (4/31/20)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Stay Pending Decision From Eleventh Circuit Filed By Plaintiffs (3/31/20)
Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part. Defendant's Motion For Stay (4/3/20)
USCA Judgment #19-14552-JJ As To 210 Notice Of Appeal, Filed By Parties (4/29/20)

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Documents

Civil Appeal Docketed (11/18/19)
Time Sensitive Motion To Stay Pending Appeal Filed By Florida Secretary Of State. Motion Is Opposed (12/6/19)
Response To Motion To Stay Pending Appeal Filed By Appellant Florida Secretary Of State Filed By Attorney Jason Brett Torchinsky For Appellants National Republican Senatorial Committee And Republican Governors Association (12/13/19)
Response To Motion To Stay Pending Appeal Filed By Appellant Florida Secretary Of State Filed By Plaintiffs (12/16/19)
Order: Defendant-Appellants Time-Sensitive Motion For Stay Pending Appeal Is Denied (12/20/19)
Appellant's Brief Filed By National Republican Senatorial Committee And Republican Governors Association (1/7/20)
Appellant's Brief Filed By Florida Secretary Of State (1/7/20)
Amicus Brief As Of Right Or By Consent Of The Parties Filed By Kyle D. Hawkins For Amici Curiae States Of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, And West Virginia (1/14/20)
Appellee's Brief Filed By Appellees Susan Bottcher, DCCC, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, DNC Service Corporation/Democratic National Committee, DSCC, Terence Fleming, Nancy Carola Jacobson And Priorities USA (1/21/20)
Supplemental Authority Filed By Appellees Susan Bottcher, DCCC, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, DNC Service Corporation/Democratic National Committee, DSCC, Terence Fleming, Nancy Carola Jacobson And Priorities USA (1/29/20)
Response To Supplemental Authority Filed By Appellants National Republican Senatorial Committee And Republican Governors Association (1/30/20)
Reply Brief Filed By Appellants National Republican Senatorial Committee And Republican Governors Association (2/4/20)
Reply Brief filed By Appellant Florida Secretary Of State (2/4/20)
Supplemental Authority Filed By Not Parties State Of Alabama, State Of Alaska, State Of Arizona, State Of Georgia, State Of Indiana, State Of Kentucky, State Of Oklahoma, State Of West Virginia And Amicus Curiae State Of Texas (4/28/20)
Opinion Issued By Court As To Appellants Florida Secretary Of State, National Republican Senatorial Committee And Republican Governors Association (4/29/20)
Petition For Rehearing En Banc (With Panel Rehearing) Filed By Appellees Susan Bottcher, DCCC, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, DNC Service Corporation/Democratic National Committee, DSCC, Terence Fleming, Nancy Carola Jacobson And Priorities USA (5/20/20)
Supplemental Authority Filed By Appellees Susan Bottcher, DCCC, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, DNC Service Corporation/Democratic National Committee, DSCC, Terence Fleming, Nancy Carola Jacobson And Priorities USA (6/17/20)
Opinion and Order Finding Lack of Standing and Non-Justiciable Political Question (9/3/20)
Petition for Rehearing En Banc (9/24/20)
Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied (10/28/20)
Order Vacating Judgment and Dismissing Case (11/9/20)

Jacobson v. Lee

U.S. District Court Documents

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Documents