Judith Ann Wilson Rogers

In the case of Center for Food Safety et al. v. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the court issued a brief procedural order addressing scheduling matters. The court continued the initial case management conference from February 3, 2014, to May 12, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., and denied as moot the parties' joint motion to stay the conference. It also reminded the defendants of their obligation to follow the court's Civil Local Rules when filing papers, noting that two recent filings had not complied. The order terminated the relevant docket entry and was issued by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on January 30, 2014.

environmentprocedure

The case involved the Christian Civic League of Maine, a nonprofit corporation, seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the Federal Election Commission from enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's prohibition on corporate-funded electioneering communications against a planned radio advertisement. The ad urged listeners to contact Senators Snowe and Collins in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment during the period shortly before a federal primary election in which one senator was a candidate, which qualified it as an electioneering communication under the Act. The court denied the motion, reasoning that the League had not shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable injury, as it could instead use a PAC, non-broadcast media, or avoid clearly identifying the candidate, consistent with the Supreme Court's upholding of the provision in McConnell v. FEC. The court also found that an injunction would harm the Commission and the public interest.

electionsfree speech