In Re: Adoption of Revisions to Policy Manual Provision 1.01.4 in Email Ballot Ending January 2, 2025

Title of appeal petition as filed: In Re: Adoption of Revisions to Policy Manual Provision 1.01.4 in Email Ballot Ending January 2, 2024

Appellant: Brittany Kosin

Filed: Jan. 6, 2025

Informal: Kosin vs. LNC

Background

According to the petition of appeal (the Kosin Petition) (paraphrasing): The LNC passed a motion passed via email ballot found here.

Remedy Requested

• A voiding of the appealed decision so that the Policy Manual reverts to its former language. If successful, my prior appeal submitted December 18, 2024 (RE: ADOPTION OF REVISIONS TO POLICY MANUAL PROVISION 1.01.4 AT DECEMBER 7, 2024 LNC MEETING) which was mooted by this intervening amendment, should be considered immediately re-submitted with the applicable time frames in the Judicial Committee Rules of Appellate Procedure being in effect.
• Alternatively, even though the LNC did not pass this amendment as a series of amendments, to leave the non-violative language in place, and striking the violative language.

The Kosin Petition also requests the JC to make certain recommendations to the next Bylaws Committee or convention delegates if the JC does not abandon the practice of providing remedial recommendations to the Policy Manual or Bylaws.

Hearing

• The Judicial Committee has set a hearing date of Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at 3:00-5:00PM Eastern Standard Time
  • The Zoom information is below [DELETED]. Registration is required to minimize Zoom bombers and trolling.

Representing the Appellant

• Mimi Robson

Representing the LNC

• Jonathan M. Jacobs

Documents Submitted

Filings of Petitioner

• Petition for Appeal (info) (Jan. 28, 2025)
• Reply to LNC-Jacobs Respondent Brief (info) (Jan. 29, 2025)
• Reply 2 to LNC-Jacobs Respondent Brief (info) (Jan. 30, 2025)
• Appellant's Response to JC Inquiry (info) (Feb. 10, 2025)

Filings of Appellee Libertarian National Committee

• Libertarian National Committee Respondent Brief (info) (Jan. 26, 2025)
  • Note: The Respondent Brief concludes with the following note: "This is being submitted on behalf of Libertarian National Committee, whose approval is pending, which is currently without a chair or vice chair. If it is not granted, this should then be considered as an amicus brief from a sustaining member." The newly elected Chair Steven Nekhaila subsequently approved.

Filings of Amicus Curiae and Related Documents

• Formal Objection by Jonathan M. Jacobs (info) (Jan. 29, 2025)
• Objection and Request by Hector Roos (info) (Jan. 29, 2025)
• Jonathan M. Jacobs, Reply to Kosin Reply of Jan. 29, 2025 (info) (Jan. 30, 2025)
• Mimi Robson Amicus Brief (info) (Jan. 31, 2025)
• Jonathan M. Jacobs, Reply to Kosin Reply of Jan. 30, 2025 (info) (Jan. 31, 2025)
• Hector Roos Amicus Brief (info) (Feb. 2, 2025)
• Jonathan M. Jacobs Response to Judicial Inqjuiry (info) (Feb. 10, 2025)
• Brief serving as exemplar of the LNC Argument by Jonathan M. Jacobs (info) (Feb. 14, 2025)
• Notice by Samuel Bohler (info) (Feb. 14, 2025)
• Amicus Brief by Hector Roos (info) (Feb. 15, 2025)

Decision/Disposition

• The LNC Decision to Amend the Policy Manual is Upheld 5-2. Decided Feb. 26, 2025. For the Majority: Stephan Kinsella (Kinsella Opinion (info)), joined by Rob Latham, and Rob Stratton; Blay Tarnoff (Tarnoff Opinion (info)); and Ken Krawchuk. For the Minority: Michael Seebeck (Seebeck Opinion (info)) and Marc Montoni.