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JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Judgment REVERSED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Argued. For petitioner: Bert W. Rein, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Bobby Pierson, et al.: Debo P. Adegbile, New York, N. Y.
Reply of petitioner Shelby County, Alabama filed. (Distributed)
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Bobby Pierson, et al. GRANTED.
Brief amici curiae of Dick Thornburgh, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Reps. F. James Sensenbrenner, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of City of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Brief amici curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives, Alaska Native Voters and Tribes filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars, and Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Ellen D. Katz and the Voting Rights Initiative filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Historians and Social Scientists filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of National Latino Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Asian American public interest groups filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Joaquin Avila, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Navajo Nation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Senator C. Bradley Hutto, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Alabama legislative black caucus and Alabama Association of Black County Officials filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Section 5 litigation intervenors filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of National Lawyers Guild filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Jurisdictions that have bailed out filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Political Science and Law professors filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Marcia L. Fudge, member of Congress and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard L. Engstrom, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Gabriel Chin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Congressman John Lewis filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of National Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Bobby Pierson, et al.
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia Circuit. (1 Box)
Brief of respondent-intervenors Earl Cunningham, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Respondent-Intervenor Bobby Lee Harris filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondents Respondent-Intervenors Bobby Pierson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Professor Broussard, Named Students, and Organizations filed.
CIRCULATED.
Brief amicus curiae of Merced County, California, in support of no party filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
Request from counsel for amicus curiae Merced County to lodge non-record materials cited in its brief.
Brief amici curiae of Abraham Lincoln Foundation for Public Policy Research, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Former Government Officials filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Project 21 filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Education Project filed.
Brief amici curiae of John Nix, et al. filed.
Brief of petitioner Shelby County, Alabama filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel on behalf of all respondents-intervenors.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether Congress� decision in 2006 to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act under the pre-existing coverage formula of Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act exceeded its authority under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and thus violated the Tenth Amendment and Article IV of the United States Constitution.
Record received from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (two boxes).
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (one box).
Record Requested .
Reply of petitioner Shelby County, Alabama filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondents Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed.
Brief of Respondents-Intervenors in opposition filed.
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed.
Brief amici curiae of Former Department of Justice Officials filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Black Chamber of Commerce filed.
Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2012.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2012)
Shelby County, Alabama, Petitioner, represented by Bert W. Rein
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Respondent-Intervenor Bobby Lee Harris, Respondent, represented by Jon M. Greenbaum
Respondent - Intervenors Bobby Pierson, et al., Respondent, represented by Laughlin McDonald
respondent-intervenors Earl Cunningham, et al., Respondent, represented by Debo P. Adegbile
Abraham Lincoln Foundation for Public Policy Research, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert W. Titus
Alabama, Amicus Curiae, represented by John C. Neiman Jr.
Alabama legislative black caucus and Alabama Association of Black County Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by James U. Blacksher
Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Margaret Paton-Walsh
Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Margaret Paton Walsh
Alaska Federation of Natives, Alaska Native Voters and Tribes, Amicus Curiae, represented by James Thomas Tucker
American Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Laurel G. Bellows
American Unity Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by John J. Park Jr.
Arizona,, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paula S. Bickett
Asian American public interest groups, Amicus Curiae, represented by Monte Cooper
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith
Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ilya Shapiro
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christian J. Ward
City of New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Cardozo
City of New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Leonard J. Koerner
Constitutional law scholars and Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Wydra
Dick Thornburgh, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier
Ellen D. Katz and the Voting Rights Initiative, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles G. Curtis Jr.
Former Government Officials, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Matthew Harris
Gabriel Chin, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey T. Green
Historians and Social Scientists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Derek T. Ho
Hon. Congressman John Lewis, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah N. Archer
Joaquin Avila, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kieran P. Ringgenberg
John Nix, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Carvin
Judicial Education Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard K. Willard
Jurisdictions that have bailed out, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Gerald Hebert
Justice and Freedom Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by James L. Hirsen
Landmark Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard P. Hutchinson
Marcia L. Fudge, member of Congress and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Danielle Spinelli
Merced County, California, in support of no party, Amicus Curiae, represented by James N. Fincher
Mountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Scott Detamore
Mountain States Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven J. Lechner
National Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan M. Cohen
National Black Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae, represented by David B. Rivkin Jr.
National Latino Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark Haddad
National Lawyers Guild, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Gespass
Navajo Nation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Judith M. Dworkin
New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Barbara D. Underwood
Pacific Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua P. Thompson
Political Science and Law professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anita S. Earls
Professor Broussard, Named Students, and Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Patricia A. Broussard
Professors Richard L. Engstrom, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Buscemi
Project 21, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erik S. Jaffe
Reason Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas R. Cox
Reps. F. James Sensenbrenner, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Pamela S. Karlan
Section 5 litigation intervenors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael B. de Leeuw
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc E. Elias
Senator C. Bradley Hutto, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Garrard R. Beeney
Southeastern Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Streett
Texas, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan F. Mitchell
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Michael Hoffman
Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aderson B. Francois