Opinion ID: 867640
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Hardship if judicial review is denied

Text: Withholding judicial relief will not result in undue hardship to SBA List. No complaint or Commission action is pending against SBA List and, for the reasons discussed above, SBA List has not demonstrated an objective fear of future enforcement. In fact, SBA List’s conduct after Driehaus filed the complaint in 2010 suggests that its speech has not been chilled. Recall that the only speech SBA List alleges it was unable to engage in was putting up the billboard. Apart from this, SBA List continued to actively communicate its message about Driehaus’ voting record. SBA List announced on October 19, 2010, for example, its plan to air radio ads claiming that Driehaus voted for taxpayer-funded abortion. And after the district court denied SBA List’s motion for a temporary restraining order, the organization issued a press release stating that Driehaus did not want his constituents to hear that he voted for taxpayer-funded abortion. Later still, - 14 - Susan B. Anthony List, et al v. Driehaus Nos. 11-3894/3925 appearing on television, SBA List’s president said that even if the Commission prevented SBA List from putting up its billboards, “we will double down and make sure that our message floods his district. We’ve got radio ads going out all across his district. We will simply not be intimidated into silence.” This is not the sound of chilled speech or a silenced speaker. “SBA List clearly has not been enjoined from any speech, and all indications are that its speech continues to be robust.” Susan B. Anthony List, No. 10-4320, at . On these facts, there is no hardship where the evidence suggests SBA List is not deterred from engaging in the very conduct that it claims is encumbered. See Norton, 298 F.3d at 555. Withholding judicial review will not result in undue hardship to SBA List. To conclude: the district court correctly determined that SBA List’s challenge is not ripe for review and properly dismissed it for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.