[Lnc-business] Reminder: LNC Amicus Brief Deadlines

[Alicia Mattson]

Policy Manual Section 2.04.2 requires ExComm approval for this to proceed:

"Prior to the filing of a lawsuit, or the joining of a lawsuit filed in any
court, in which the LNC or the national Libertarian Party is proposed to be
a named plaintiff, to the preparation and filing of a friend of the court
brief, or to providing material (costing in excess of $1,000) financial
support for the litigation, the Chair shall:

- Advise all LNC Members (including alternates) of the proposed lawsuit,
its purpose, and its estimated cost;

-Confirm, or seek and obtain approval for, the budgetary authority for the
expenses of the lawsuit as provided elsewhere in this Policy Manual; and

-Seek and obtain approval with a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee
for participation in the lawsuit."

-Alicia


On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:04 AM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> The only way this can be accomplished in the time period specified is by
> ExComm action.  Does the Chair care to call an ExComm meeting
> in the next day or two?
>
> ---
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
> On 2018-10-30 10:53, brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business wrote:
> > I am in agreement with this recommendation.
> >
> > In Liberty,
> > Brent Olsen
> > Alternate, Region 4
> >
> > On 2018-10-30 07:42, Oliver Hall via Lnc-business wrote:
> >> Good Morning,
> >>
> >>    Several LNC members have expressed support for the LNC filing an
> >> amicus
> >>    brief in Utah Republican Party v. Cox.
> >>
> >>    Please note that the LNC must serve notice of its intent to do so
> >> by
> >>    November 2, and the filing deadline for the brief itself is
> >> November
> >>    12.
> >>
> >>    Given that we do not have counsel retained to draft this brief, I
> >>    recommend that if the LNC decides to proceed, it should join the
> >> brief
> >>    to be filed on behalf of the Libertarian Party of California, the
> >>    Constitution Party, the Republican Party of Idaho, and the Utah
> >>    Republican Native American Caucus, and potentially additional amici
> >>    TBD.
> >>
> >>    If you would like to review a brief outline of the arguments that
> >> brief
> >>    will make, please email me separately and I will send it to you.
> >> Please
> >>    keep that outline confidential.
> >>
> >>    Thank you,
> >>
> >>    Oliver
> >> --
> >> Oliver B. Hall
> >> Special Counsel
> >> Libertarian National Committee
> >> 617-953-0161
>
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   Policy Manual Section 2.04.2 requires ExComm approval for this to
   proceed:
   "Prior to the filing of a lawsuit, or the joining of a lawsuit filed in
   any court, in which the LNC or the national Libertarian Party is
   proposed to be a named plaintiff, to the preparation and filing of a
   friend of the court brief, or to providing material (costing in excess
   of $1,000) financial support for the litigation, the Chair shall:
   - Advise all LNC Members (including alternates) of the proposed
   lawsuit, its purpose, and its estimated cost;
   -Confirm, or seek and obtain approval for, the budgetary authority for
   the expenses of the lawsuit as provided elsewhere in this Policy
   Manual; and
   -Seek and obtain approval with a two-thirds vote of the Executive
   Committee for participation in the lawsuit."
   -Alicia

   On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:04 AM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

     The only way this can be accomplished in the time period specified
     is by
     ExComm action.  Does the Chair care to call an ExComm meeting
     in the next day or two?
     ---
     Sam Goldstein
     Libertarian National Committee
     317-850-0726 Cell
     On 2018-10-30 10:53, brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business wrote:
     > I am in agreement with this recommendation.
     >
     > In Liberty,
     > Brent Olsen
     > Alternate, Region 4
     >
     > On 2018-10-30 07:42, Oliver Hall via Lnc-business wrote:
     >> Good Morning,
     >>
     >>    Several LNC members have expressed support for the LNC filing
     an
     >> amicus
     >>    brief in Utah Republican Party v. Cox.
     >>
     >>    Please note that the LNC must serve notice of its intent to do
     so
     >> by
     >>    November 2, and the filing deadline for the brief itself is
     >> November
     >>    12.
     >>
     >>    Given that we do not have counsel retained to draft this
     brief, I
     >>    recommend that if the LNC decides to proceed, it should join
     the
     >> brief
     >>    to be filed on behalf of the Libertarian Party of California,
     the
     >>    Constitution Party, the Republican Party of Idaho, and the
     Utah
     >>    Republican Native American Caucus, and potentially additional
     amici
     >>    TBD.
     >>
     >>    If you would like to review a brief outline of the arguments
     that
     >> brief
     >>    will make, please email me separately and I will send it to
     you.
     >> Please
     >>    keep that outline confidential.
     >>
     >>    Thank you,
     >>
     >>    Oliver
     >> --
     >> Oliver B. Hall
     >> Special Counsel
     >> Libertarian National Committee
     >> 617-953-0161

References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org