[Lnc-business] LNC v. FEC - decision and next steps

[Sam Goldstein]

Mr. Hagan,

What, if anything, is left in the Legal Offense fund for this year?  It 
is adequate to cover the Chair's estimate of $5k-$10k just for a 
petition for certiorari?

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Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2019-05-21 23:10, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> In for a penny, in for a pound.  I would like to note that I was 
> opposed to
> this whole thing from the beginning and worry we are throwing good 
> money
> after bad.
> 
> This is not the debate case (for anyone just quickly reading FEC) - it 
> is a
> case about bequests.  And we could have used the bequest money 
> immediately
> if we used it in a certain way, and I objected to spending what 
> essentially
> was a dead man's gift to fight something.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:52 PM John Phillips via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>> I agree, and I think this is something we could fundraise for fairly
>> easily, as well as an action that the affiliates would support.  If I 
>> can
>> help in any way please let me know
>> 
>> John Phillips
>> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>> Cell 217-412-5973
>> 
>> On May 21, 2019 9:41 PM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> We got an opinion in our case against the FEC today. The bad news is 
>> that
>> the panel ruled against us. The good news is that the ruling was along
>> party lines, presenting a good case for an appeal to the Supreme Court
>> (where the split of judges is opposite from the D.C. Circuit).
>> 
>> A petition for certiorari at the Supreme Court would cost us between
>> $5-10K
>> for printing and filing costs. Our counsel believes it is likely we 
>> could
>> get some good amici on the petition for certiorari and would like to 
>> file
>> a
>> petition for certiorari.
>> 
>> I would like to instruct our counsel to proceed with a petition for
>> certiorari and believe this would be allowable under the policy manual
>> since this is the continuation of litigation that has already been
>> approved
>> by the LNC, but I wanted to email the list to see if anyone had any
>> questions or objections before we proceed.
>> 
>> Judgment and opinion attached.
>> 
>> Yours truly,
>> Nick
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Caryn.Ann.
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