| No. 14-232 | |
| Title: | Wesley W. Harris, et al., Appellants v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 28, 2014 |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the District of Arizona |
| Case Numbers: | (12-0894) |
| Decision Date: | April 29, 2014 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 25 2014 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 29, 2014) |
| Sep 15 2014 | Order extending time to file response to statement as to jurisdiction to and including October 29, 2014. |
| Sep 17 2014 | Waiver of right of appellee Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett to respond filed. |
| Oct 20 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to statement as to jurisdiction to and including November 13, 2014. |
| Nov 13 2014 | Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. |
| Dec 02 2014 | Reply of appellants Wesley W. Harris, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 03 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| Jun 25 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 29, 2015. |
| Jun 30 2015 | PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. |
| Jul 02 2015 | The order noting probable jurisdiction is amended as follows: In this case probable jurisdiction is noted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the statement as to jurisdiction. |
| Jul 24 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellants. |
| Jul 29 2015 | The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2015. |
| Jul 29 2015 | The time to file appellees' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 26, 2015. |
| Jul 31 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan. |
| Sep 04 2015 | Brief of appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants filed. |
| Sep 04 2015 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Sep 04 2015 | Brief of appellants Wesley W. Harris, et al. filed. |
| Sep 10 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Southern Coalition for Social Justice in support of neither party filed. |
| Oct 09 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, DECEMBER 8, 2015 |
| Oct 19 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellee Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. |
| Oct 19 2015 | Record requested from U.S.D.C. District of Arizona. |
| Oct 26 2015 | Brief of appellee Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission filed. |
| Oct 27 2015 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 30 2015 | Motion for divided argument filed by appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants. |
| Nov 02 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 02 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the U.S. Department of Justice Who Enforced the Voting Rights Act filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 02 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 02 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation and Leonard Gorman filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 02 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Samuel S. Wang, Ph.D. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 02 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Nicholas Stephanoupolis and Simon Jackman filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 24 2015 | Motion for divided argument filed by appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants. GRANTED. |
| Nov 24 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Reply of appellant Wesley W. Harris, et al. (Distributed) |
| Nov 25 2015 | Letter and 8 1/2 x 11 inch copies of exhibits that appear in appellants' brief on the merits received. |
| Nov 25 2015 | Reply of appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 08 2015 | Argued. For appellants: Mark F. Hearne, II, St. Louis, Mo. For appellee Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants: Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, Ariz. For appellee Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: Paul M. Smith, Washington, D. C.; and Sarah E. Harrington, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 20 2016 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| May 23 2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Appellants | ||
| Mark F. Hearne II Counsel of Record | Arent Fox LLP 112 S. Hanley Rd., Suite 200 Clayton, MO 63105 thor@arentfox.com | (314) 296-4000 |
| Party name: Wesley W. Harris, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Appellees | ||
| John Robert Lopez IV Counsel of Record | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 John.Lopez@azag.gov | (602) 542-8255 |
| Party name: Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants | ||
| Paul M. Smith Counsel of Record | Campaign Legal Center 1411 K Street NW Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 psmith@campaignlegalcenter.org | (202) 736-2200 |
| Party name: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission | ||
| Mark Brnovich | Arizona Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007-2926 | (602) 542-5025 |
| Party name: Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan in support of appellants | ||
| Michele Forney | Arizona Attorney General's Office 1275 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 michele.forney@azag.gov | (602) 542-7826 |
| Party name: Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett | ||
| Mary R. O'Grady | Osborn Maledon, PA 2929 North Central Avenue Suite 2100 Phoenix, AZ 85012 mogrady@omlaw.com | (602) 640-9352 |
| Party name: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Judith M. Dworkin | 4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Fourth Floor Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Judith.Dworkin@sackstierney.com | (480) 425-2615 |
| Party name: The Navajo Nation and Leonard Gorman | ||
| Anita S. Earls | Southern Coalition for Social Justice 1415 W. NC Highway 54, Suite 101 Durham, NC 27707 anita@scsj.org | (919) 794-4198 |
| Party name: Southern Coalition for Social Justice in support of neither party | ||
| Sarah Elaine Harrington | Assistant to the Solicitor General Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | |
| Party name: United States | ||
| J. Gerald Hebert | The Campaign Legal Center 1411 K Street, NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 ghebert@campaignlegalcenter.org | (202) 736-2200 |
| Party name: Former Officials of the U.S. Department of Justice Who Enforced the Voting Rights Act | ||
| David N Rosen | David Rosen & Associates PC 400 Orange St. New Haven, CT 06511 drosen@davidrosenlaw.com | (203) 787-3513 |
| Party name: Samuel S. Wang, Ph.D. | ||
| Thomas G. Saunders | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 thomas.saunders@wilmerhale.com | (202) 663-6536 |
| Party name: Professors Nicholas Stephanoupolis and Simon Jackman | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||