Decided

No. 18-281

Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellants v. Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.

from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Appeal dismissed. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined.

Argued. For appellants: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees Virginia State Board of Elections, et al.: Toby J. Heytens, Solicitor General of Virginia, Richmond, Va. For appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C.

The record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of Virginia. (1 Envelop and 3 Boxes).

Reply of appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Reply of Virginia House of Delegates, et al. submitted.

Record requested from the U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of VA.

Joint motion of appellees for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument GRANTED in part, and the time is divided as follows: 25 minutes for appellants, 10 minutes for the Solicitor General as amicus curiae, 10 minutes for appellees Virginia State Board of Elections, et al., and 15 minutes for appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed.

Amicus brief of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Motion of united states for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.

Motion of Virginia State Board of Elections, James B. Alcorn, Virginia Department of Elections, Christopher E. Piper, Clara Belle Wheeler, Singleton B. McAllister for divided argument submitted.

Joint motion for divided argument filed by appellees.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs received from counsel for Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. submitted.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Golden Bethune-Hill, et al..

Blanket Consent filed by appellees Bethune-Hill, et al.

Brief of Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. submitted.

Brief of State Appellees filed.

Brief of appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. filed.

Brief of Virginia State Board of Elections, James B. Alcorn, Virginia Department of Elections, Christopher E. Piper, Clara Belle Wheeler, Singleton B. McAllister submitted.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 18, 2019

Application (18A629) referred to the Court.

Application (18A629) denied by the Court.

Amicus brief of LEE CHATFIELD, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SPEAKER-ELECT OF THE MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AARON MILLER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JACK BERGMAN, BILL HUIZENGA, JOHN MOOLENAAR, FRED UPTON, TIM WALBERG, PAUL MITCHELL, GEORGE HOLDING, VIRGINIA FOXX, MARK WALKER, DAVID ROUZER, RICHARD HUDSON, PATRICK McHENRY, MARK MEADOWS, AND TED BUDD submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Lee Chatfield, in His Official Capacity as Speaker-Elect of The Michigan House of Representatives, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.

Amicus brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation submitted.

Brief amici curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council, et al. filed.

Amicus brief of united states submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.

Amicus brief of American Legislative Exchange Council, et al. submitted.

Joint appendix filed (9 volumes). (Statement of costs received)

Joint appendix filed (9 volumes).

Brief of appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed.

Joint Appendix submitted.

Brief of Virginia House of Delegates, et al. submitted.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs received from counsel for Virginia House of Delegates, et al. submitted.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Virginia House of Delegates, et al.

Response to application from respondents Golden Bethune Hill, et al. filed.

Response to application from respondents Virginia State Board of Elections, et al. filed.

Response to application (18A629) requested by The Chief Justice, due Thursday, December 20, 2018, by noon ET.

Application (18A629) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits. In addition to the questions presented by the jurisdictional statement, the parties are directed to fully brief the following question: Whether appellants have standing to bring this appeal.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.

Opposition to appellees' motions to dismiss or affirm from appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion to dismiss filed by State Appellees'.

Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.

Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)

Parties

Golden Bethune-Hill, et al., Appellant, represented by Marc Erik Elias

Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellant, represented by Paul D. Clement

Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellant, represented by Efrem M. Braden

Amici Curiae

American Legislative Exchange Council, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marguerite Mary Leoni

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent Stephen Scheidegger

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Courtney Keats

united states, Amicus Curiae, represented by Noel J. Francisco

 
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