In re: Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Region 1 Agreement Dispute

Background

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin challenges being included in Region 1 via a petition for appeal filed with the Judicial Committee.

Hearing Date: Aug. 5, 2024

A hearing was held on Aug. 5, 2024, at 7PM EST (Video). All Judicial Committee members were present except Ken Krawchuk.

Representing the Appellant

• Michael Chianese and Phil Anderson

Representing the LNC

• Angela McCardle, Adam Haman, Jonathan Jacobs

Documents Submitted

(Some documents also stored in a Google drive folder)

Filings of Petitioner Libertarian Party of Wisconsin

• Petition for Appeal (July _, 2024) (note: the list of signatories provided with this Petition were provided are not made public here as no there was no clear indication of consent by the signatories to make their names public)
• Minutes Merged (May 22, 2022)
• Wisconsin attendance (May 20, 2024)
• Attendance (_, 2024)
• Chianese Email to Harlos (May 21, 2024)
• LPWI Special Meeting (May 20, 2024)
• LPWI Bylaws

Filings of Appellee Libertarian National Committee

• LNC Response (July 23, 2024)

Filings of Amicus Curiae and Related Documents

• LNC Region One Representative Response to ‘[LPJC] Judicial Committee 2024-07-16 Wisconsin Petition’ (July 18, 2024)
• Jacobs Amicus Brief (Aug. 2, 2024)

Decision

• The Judicial Committee finds for the LNC, 7-0. Four separate opinions filed (released 8/15/2024), by Tarnoff, joined by Latham and Stratton; by Seebeck, joined by Montoni; by Kinsella; by Krawchuk