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No. 06-766

New York State Board of Elections, et al. v. Margarita Lopez Torres, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Docket Entries

Acknowledgement of receipt (03/13/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit received.

Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of New York. (2 boxes)

Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit. (1 box)

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Souter, J., joined. Kennedy, J., fi...

Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by H. William Van Allen DENIED. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioners NY State Bd. of Elections: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C. For petitioner NY Cty. Democratic Comm: Andrew J. Rossman, New York, N.Y. For respondents: Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., New York, N.Y.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by H. William Van Allen.

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioners New York State Board of Elections, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner Attorney General of the State of New York as Statutory Intervenor filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioners The New York County Democratic Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed).

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit. (1 box)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of New York. (2 boxes)

SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, October 3, 2007.

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney for Kings County, NY filed.

Brief amicus curiae of New York County Lawyers' Association filed.

Brief amicus curiae of John Dunne filed.

Brief of respondents Margarita Lopez Torres, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Thomas Mann, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of New York State Judges, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of City of New York, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Guy-Uriel E. Charles, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberites Union, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Edward I. Koch filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondents

Respondents' brief on the merits is ordered to be filed on or before July 13, 2007.

20 copies of the joint appendix and hearing exhibits filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit received.

The time for filing respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2007.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioners Assn. of NY State Supreme Court Justices in City and State of NY and Hon. David Demarest

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. and the parties are directed to file 20 copies of the joint appendix and hearing exhibits filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (orders list)

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for petitioner NY Republican State Committee.

Brief of petitioners The New York County Democratic Committee filed.

Brief of petitioner Attorney General of the State of New York as Statutory Intervenor filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed.

Brief of petitioner New York State Board of Elections, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioners New York State Board of Elections, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Mid-Manhattan Branch of the NAACP, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Bar Association of New York filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioners NY Republican State Committee.

Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. in support of neither party filed.

Brief of petitioner The New York County Democratic Committee filed.

Motion of the parties to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for petitioners New York State Board of Elections, et al.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioners.

Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including July 11, 2007.

Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits to and including May 7, 2007.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner New York State Board of Elections, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioners New York County Democratic Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioners New York State Board of Elections, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 16, 2007.

Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Bar Association of New York filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed.

Brief of respondents Margarita Lopez Torres, et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Mid-Manhattan Branch of the NAACP, et al. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 12, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2007)

Parties

Attorney General of the State of New York as Statutory Intervenor, Petitioner, represented by Barbara D. Underwood

New York State Board of Elections, et al., Petitioner, represented by Theodore B. Olson

The New York County Democratic Committee, Petitioner, represented by Andrew J. Rossman

The New York Republican State Committee, Petitioner, represented by Carter G. Phillips

Margarita Lopez Torres, et al., Respondent, represented by Deborah Goldberg

Margarita Lopez Torres, et al., Respondent, represented by Frederick A. O Schwarz Jr.

Margarita Lopez Torres, et al., Respondent, represented by Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.

Amici Curiae

American Civil Liberites Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Arthur N. Eisenberg

Asian American Bar Association of New York, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven B. Shapiro

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mariann Meier Wang

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney for Kings County, NY, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul A. Engelmayer

City of New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Preeta D. Bansal

Edward I. Koch, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edward I Koch

John Dunne, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew H. Schapiro

Law Professors Guy-Uriel E. Charles, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ellen D. Katz

Mid-Manhattan Branch of the NAACP, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene C. Schaerr

New York County Lawyers' Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephanie G. Wheeler

New York State Board of Elections, et al. v. Margarita Lopez Torres, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Madeline Sheila Galvin

New York State Judges, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Holly K. Kulka

Republican National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci

The Cato Institute, et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erik S. Jaffe

Thomas Mann, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel R. Ortiz

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel J. Popeo

 
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