from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Acknowledgement of receipt (08/03/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas received.
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, and case REMANDED Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts II-A and III, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breye (orders list)
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by Travis County appellants DENIED. (orders list)
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellee Charles Soechting GRANTED. (orders list)
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellants Travis County, Texas, et al., Appellants. VIDED.
Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellee Charles Soechting. VIDED. (Distributed)
Argued. For appellants in No. 05-276: Paul M. Smith, Washington, D.C. For appellants in No. 05-439: Nina Perales, San Antonio, Tex. For appellees: R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Gregory G. Garre, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of
Reply of appellants Travis County, Texas, et al., Appellants filed. (Distributed)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Reply of appellee Frenchie Henderson in support of appellants filed. (Distributed)
Brief of appellees Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Edward Blum and Roger Clegg filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Utah, Nevada, and Ohio filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Robert C. Jubelirer filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Republican National Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Alan Heslop, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council and Free Enterprise Coalition filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Glenn Richardson, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief of appellees Tina Benkiser and John DeNoyelles filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Ron Wilson filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Application (05A663) to file a consolidated appellees brief in excess of page limits granted by Justice Kennedy. The brief may not exceed 125 pages.
Supplemental letter of applicant received.
Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. The time is to be divided as follows: 40 minutes for appellants in No. 05-276 and 20 minutes for appellants in No. 05-439. (orders list)
Motion for divided argument filed by appellants in No. 05-254 DENIED. (orders list)
Application (05A663) to file respondents brief on the merits in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Scalia.
Motion for divided argument filed by appellants in Nos. 05-254, 05-276, and 05-439. VIDED. (Distributed)
Motion for divided argument filed by appellants No. 05-204. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Samuel Issacharoff, Burt Neuborne, and Richard H. Pildes filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Professors Gary King, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Progress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of the United States, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief of appellants Travis County, Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED.
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Joint appendix filed. (Joint appendix in two volumes) VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of the Reform Institute, Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief of appellee Charles Soechting in support filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of University Professors Concerned about Equal Representation for Equal Numbers of People filed. VIDED.
Brief of appellee Frenchie Henderson in support filed.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
The opening briefs of appellants are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2006. The brief of appellees is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., We
PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED The case is consolidated with Nos. 05-204, 05-276, 05-439, and a total of two hours is allotted for oral argument. (orders list)
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Waiver of right of appellees Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al. to respond filed.
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 26, 2005)
Charles Soechting, Appellant, represented by Robert M. Long
Frenchie Henderson, Appellant, represented by John Shelby Ament III
Jackson, et al. Appellants, Appellant, represented by Paul M. Smith
League of Women Voters of the United States, et al., Appellant, represented by David W. Ogden
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellant, represented by R. Ted Cruz
Tina Benkiser and John DeNoyelles, Appellant, represented by Michael A. Carvin
Travis County, Texas, et al., Appellants, Appellant, represented by Renea Hicks
Travis County, Texas, et al., Appellants, Appellant, represented by Rolando L. Rios
University Professors Concerned about Equal Representation for Equal Numbers of People, Appellant, represented by Lucas A. Powe Jr.
Alan Heslop, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by E. Marshall Braden
American Legislative Exchange Council and Free Enterprise Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marguerite Mary Leoni
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Goldberg
Center for American Progress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Walter Dellinger
Edward Blum and Roger Clegg, Amicus Curiae, represented by Frank M. Reilly
Glenn Richardson, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Anne W. Lewis
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Norman J. Chachkin
Professors Gary King, et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Justin A. Nelson
Republican National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas John Josefiak
Robert C. Jubelirer, Amicus Curiae, represented by John P. Krill Jr.
Ron Wilson, Amicus Curiae, represented by S. Shawn Stephens
Samuel Issacharoff, Burt Neuborne, and Richard H. Pildes, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard H. Pildes
the Reform Institute, Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel R. Ortiz
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement
Utah, Nevada, and Ohio, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark L. Shurtleff