from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
JUDGMENT ISSUED
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
The Clerk has approved appellants' lodging proposal of August 11, 2014. Copies of Joe L. Reed's affidavit lodged. (Distributed)
Letter of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Argued. For appellants in 13-895: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash. For appellants in 13-1138: Richard Pildes, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Andrew L. Brasher, Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala.
Motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, and for divided argument GRANTED and the time is to be divided as follows: 30 minutes for appellants, 30 minutes for appellees, and 10 minutes for the United States as amicus curiae. VIDED
Motion for divided argument filed by appellants GRANTED.
Proposal of counsel for the appellees to lodge copies of the complaint in Figgs, et al. v. Quitman County, et al. VIDED
Reply of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Dalton J. Oldham filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Motion for divided argument filed by appellants. VIDED.
Brief of appellees Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Application (14A335) to file a consolidated appellees' brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Thomas. VIDED
CIRCULATED
The Record received from U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Alabama is electronic and located on PACER.
Record requested for U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Alabama.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. VIDED
Appellants' reply to appellees opposition to appellants' lodging proposal.
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Professors Ronald Keith Gaddie, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of the United States in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Litigants filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed.
Opposition of appellees to appellants' lodging proposal.
Proposal of appellant to lodge copies of affidavit of Joe L. Reed.
Brief of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed.
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs filed)
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for appellants Alabama Democratic Conferenc, et al.
The time to file appellees' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2014.
The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2014.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellees.
PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED limited to Question 1 presented by the statement as to jurisdiction. Probable jurisdiction is noted in No. 13-895 limited to Question 2 presented by the statement as to jurisdiction. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Reply of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed.
Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Alabama, et al.
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 21, 2014)
Alabama Democratic Conference, et al., Appellant, represented by James H. Anderson
Alabama Democratic Conference, et al., Appellant, represented by Richard H. Pildes
Alabama, et al., Appellant, represented by Andrew L. Brasher
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, et al., Appellant, represented by Eric Schnapper
Anti-Defamation League, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven M. Freeman
Dalton J. Oldham, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason Brett Torchinsky
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jon M. Greenbaum
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ryan P. Haygood
North Carolina Litigants, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anita S. Earls
Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua P. Thompson
Professors Ronald Keith Gaddie, et al. in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc E. Elias
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher W. Weller
The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Wendy R. Weiser
the United States in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.