| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 8 2008 |
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 10, 2008) |
| Sep 30 2008 |
Order extending time to file response to jurisdictional statement to and including November 10, 2008, for all appellees. |
| Oct 10 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 4 2008 |
Order further extending time to file response to the jurisdictional statement to and including November 24, 2008, for all appellees. |
| Nov 18 2008 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 26, 2008, for all appellees. |
| Nov 26 2008 |
Motion to affirm filed by appellee Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General. |
| Nov 26 2008 |
Motion to affirm filed by appellees Intervenor-Appellees Texas State Conference of NAACP, et al. |
| Dec 9 2008 |
Reply of appellant Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One filed. (Distributed) TBP |
| Dec 10 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009. |
| Jan 9 2009 |
PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED The brief of appellant is to be filed on or before Thursday, February 19, 2009. The brief of appellees is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 18, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. |
| Jan 21 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for all intervenor-appellees (other than the Attorney General of the United States). |
| Jan 23 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the appellant. |
| Jan 29 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the Diaz Intervenor-Appellees. |
| Feb 19 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Feb 19 2009 |
Brief of appellant Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One filed. |
| Feb 23 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 29, 2009. |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation Goldwater Institute filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Abigail Thernstrom and Former Justice Department Officials filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Nathaniel Persily, Stephen Ansolabehere, and Charles Stewart III in support of neither party filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of the Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Mar 9 2009 |
Record from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia is electronically filed. |
| Mar 13 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED. |
| Mar 18 2009 |
Brief of appellee Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 18 2009 |
Brief of appellees Intervenors-Appellees Rodney and Nicole Louis, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 18 2009 |
Brief of appellees Intervenor-Appellees Texas State Conference of NAACP, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 18 2009 |
Brief of appellee Travis County filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 19 2009 |
Letter from counsel for Intervenors-Appellees Rodney and Nicole Louis, et al. proposing to lodge copies of letters issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Members of the Texas House of Representatives filed. (Distributed). |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Motion for divided argument filed by appellees Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Voters and Tribes filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Republican Officeholders filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Navajo Nation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Jurisdictions That Have Bailed Out Under the Voting Rights Act filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Julius Chambers, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Reps. John Conyers, Jr., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Honorable Congressman John Lewis filed. |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Barbara Lee, Member of Congress, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2009 |
Application (08A855) for leave to file appellant's reply brief on the merits in excess of the word limitation, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 1 2009 |
Application (08A855) denied by The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2009 |
Reply of appellant Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 29 2009 |
Argued. For appellant: Gregory S. Coleman, Austin, Tex. For appellee Holder: Neal K. Katyal, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For intervenor-appellees: Debo P. Adegbile, New York, N.Y. |
| Jun 22 2009 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. |
| Jul 24 2009 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |