Court — American Association of Political Consultants v. U.S. Small Business Administration (Dkt. 2, D.D.C.)

Summary

An emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, filed April 13, 2020 as Document 2 in No. 1:20-cv-00970-RCL in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. American Association of Political Consultants and Ridder/Braden, Inc. ask the court to bar the SBA and Administrator Jovita Carranza from enforcing 13 C.F.R. § 120.110(r) to deny Paycheck Protection Program eligibility over political or lobbying activities. The memorandum argues the prohibition violates the unconstitutional conditions doctrine, is a content-based speech ban that cannot survive strict scrutiny, and violates Fifth Amendment equal protection principles. It states that Congress appropriated $349 billion to guarantee PPP loans through June 30, 2020. The 41-page filing ends with a proposed order.

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