No. 13-1138
Vide 13-895
Title:
Alabama Democratic Conference, et al., Appellants
v.
Alabama, et al.
Docketed:March 20, 2014
Lower Ct:United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  Case Nos.:(2:12-cv-691, 2:12-cv-1081)
  Decision Date:December 20, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 14 2014 Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 21, 2014)
Apr 21 2014 Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Alabama, et al.
May 5 2014 Reply of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed.
May 6 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014.
May 27 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 29, 2014.
Jun 2 2014 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.
Jul 10 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellees.
Jul 22 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2014.
Jul 22 2014 The time to file appellees' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2014.
Aug 5 2014 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.
Aug 13 2014 Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs filed)
Aug 13 2014 Brief of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed.
Aug 13 2014 Proposal of appellant to lodge copies of affidavit of Joe L. Reed.
Aug 18 2014 Opposition of appellees to appellants' lodging proposal.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amicus curiae of the United States in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amici curiae of Professors Ronald Keith Gaddie, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Litigants filed. VIDED.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed. VIDED.
Aug 20 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. VIDED
Sep 4 2014 Appellants' reply to appellees opposition to appellants' lodging proposal.
Sep 8 2014 Record requested for U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Alabama.
Sep 9 2014 The Record received from U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Alabama is electronic and located on PACER.
Sep 19 2014 CIRCULATED
Sep 24 2014 Application (14A335) to file a consolidated appellees' brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Thomas. VIDED
Oct 9 2014 Brief of appellees Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 15 2014 Motion for divided argument filed by appellants. VIDED.
Oct 15 2014 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.
Oct 16 2014 Brief amici curiae of Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 16 2014 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 16 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Dalton J. Oldham filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2014 Reply of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 30 2014 Proposal of counsel for the appellees to lodge copies of the complaint in Figgs, et al. v. Quitman County, et al. VIDED
Oct 31 2014 Motion for divided argument filed by appellants GRANTED.
Oct 31 2014 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
Nov 12 2014 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.
Nov 13 2014 Letter of appellants Alabama Democratic Conference, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 31 2014 The Clerk has approved appellants' lodging proposal of August 11, 2014. Copies of Joe L. Reed's affidavit lodged. (Distributed)
Mar 25 2015 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.
Apr 27 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Appellants:
Richard H. Pildes 40 Washington Square South(212) 998-6377
    Counsel of RecordNew York, NY  10012
pildes@exchange.law.nyu.edu
Party name: Alabama Democratic Conference, et al.
 
James H. Anderson Jackson, Anderson & Patty, P.C.(334) 834-5311
P.O. Box 1988
Montgomery, AL  36102
janderson@jaandp.com
Party name: Alabama Democratic Conference, et al.
 
Eric Schnapper University of Washington School of Law(206) 616-3167
P.O. Box 353020
Seattle, WA  98195-3020
schnapp@u.washington.edu
Party name: Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, et al.
Attorneys for Appellees:
Andrew L. Brasher Solicitor General(334) 353-2609
    Counsel of Record Office of Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL  36130
abrasher@ago.state.al.us
Party name: Alabama, et al.
Other:
Anita S. Earls Southern Coalition for Social Justice(919) 323-3380
1415 W. Highway 54, Suite 101
Durham, NC  27707
anita@scsj.org
Party name: North Carolina Litigants
 
Marc E. Elias Perkins Coie, LLP(202) 654-6200
700 Thirteenth Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20005-3960
melias@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Professors Ronald Keith Gaddie, et al. in support of neither party
 
Steven M. Freeman Anti-Defamation League(212) 885-7700
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY  10158
sfreeman@adl.org
Party name: Anti-Defamation League
 
Jon M. Greenbaum Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law(202) 662-8315
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
jgreenbaum@lawyerscommittee.org
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in support of neither party
 
Ryan P. Haygood NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.(212)-965-2200
40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY  10006
rhaygood@naacpldf.org
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
 
Joshua P. Thompson Pacific Legal Foundation(916)-419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
jpt@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al..
 
Jason Brett Torchinsky Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC(540)-341-8808
45 North Hill Drive Suite 100
Warrenton, VA  20186
jtorchinsky@hvjlaw.com
Party name: Dalton J. Oldham
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States in support of neither party
 
Wendy R. Weiser Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law(646) 292-8310
161 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY  11215
wendy.weiser@nyu.edu
Party name: The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law
 
Christopher W. Weller 150 South Perry Street (334)-241-8000
P.O. Box 2069
Montgomery, AL  36104
cww@chlaw.com
Party name: Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate