Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Doe v. Reed

Case Information

Date Filed / Ended: July 28, 2009 / June 24, 2010
State: Washington
Issue: Freedom of Information
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (Case 09-35863); U.S. Supreme Court (Case 09-559)

Issue:

Whether the First Amendment right to privacy in political speech, association, and belief requires strict scrutiny when a state compels public release of identifying information about petition signers.

Whether compelled public disclosure of identifying information about petition signers is narrowly tailored to a compelling interest.

Status:

Decision entered 6/24/10.

Supreme Court Documents

• Amicus Brief for the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus and Susan Wagner
• Amicus Brief for the Brennan Center for Justice, the Center for Responsive Politics, and the Sunlight Foundation
• Amicus Brief for Common Sense for Oregon, the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, and Oregonians In Action (filed 2/23/10)
• Petitioners' Brief (filed 2/25/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Justice and Freedom Fund (filed 3/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for Concerned Women for America (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Institute for Justice (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the CATO Institute (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the American Center for Law and Justice (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the American Civil Rights Union (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Committee for Truth In Politics, the National Organization for Marriage, the Family Research Council, and American Values (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for Voters Want More Choices (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Alliance Defense Fund (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for Protectmarriage.Com – Yes On 8, A Project of California Renewal (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Liberty Counsel (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for The Abraham Lincoln Foundation for Public Policy Research, Inc., American Conservative Union, American Target Advertising, Inc., Citizens in Charge Foundation, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, ClearWord Communications Group, Inc., the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Constitution Party National Committee, Downsize DC Foundation, DownsizeDC.org, Eberle & Associates, Inc., English First, English First Foundation, Free Speech Coalition, Inc., The Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation Gun Owners of America, Inc.,the Institute on the Constitution, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, Inc., The Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Inc., Production Solutions, Inc. Public Advocate of the United States, The Richard Norman Company, 60 Plus Association, U.S. Border Control, U.S. Border Control Foundation, U.S. Justice Foundation, and Young America’s Foundation (filed 3/4/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Center for Competitive Politics (filed 3/4/10)
• Respondent Washington Coalition for Open Government's Brief (filed 3/25/10)
• Respondent Washington Families Standing Together's Brief (filed 3/25/10)
• Respondent Sam Reed's Brief (filed 3/25/10)
• Amicus Brief for the National Conference of State Legislatures, International City/County Management Association, National Association of Countries, and International Municipal Lawyers Association (filed 4/10)
• Amicus Brief for Direct Democracy Scholars (filed 4/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for the City of Seattle (filed 4/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for National and Washington State News Publishers, News Broadcasters and News Media Professional Associations (filed 4/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for the States of Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin (filed 4/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Human Rights Campaign, and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (filed 4/1/10)
• Amicus Brief for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Gannett Co., Inc., National Newspaper Association, Newspaper Association of America, The Radio-Television Digital News Association, and Society Of Professional Journalists (filed 4/1/10)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (filed 4/20/10)
• Oral Argument Transcript (held 4/28/10)
• Decision of the Supreme Court (entered 6/24/10)

Appellate Court Documents

• Decision of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (entered 10/22/09)

Related EL@M Articles

• Dale Oesterle, Doe v. Reed a Disappointment on Several Fronts (posted 7/2/10)