Legal Opinion
Autor v. Blank
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 20, 2016No. Civil Action No. 11-1593 (ABJ)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge
In this case, plaintiffs challenged a presidential policy that barred federally registered lobbyists from serving on certain advisory committees. After the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the case for failure to state First Amendment and equal protection claims, plaintiffs appealed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ovei'turned the decision, holding that plaintiffs had pled viable claims. Autor v. Pritzker, 740 F.3d 176, 178 (D.C.Cir.2014). The Court of Appeals remanded the case for further…
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- Erik Autor v. Penny PritzkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016