| No. 21-248 | |
| Title: | Philip E. Berger, et al., Petitioners v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 23, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-2273) |
| Decision Date: | June 7, 2021 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 19 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2021) |
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| Aug 26 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2021 to October 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Aug 27 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 13, 2021. |
| Oct 13 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Greensboro NAACP, High Point NAACP, Moore County NAACP, Stokes County Branch of the NAACP, Winston Salem-Forsyth County NAACP to respond filed. |
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| Oct 13 2021 | Brief of respondents Damon Circosta, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Oct 27 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021. |
| Oct 27 2021 | Reply of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021. |
| Nov 24 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Brief of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 10 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) |
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| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican State Leadership Committee filed. |
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| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
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| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Legislature filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers Democracy Fund and Rep. Rodney Davis filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed. |
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| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 26 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Jan 28 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, March 21, 2022. |
| Feb 09 2022 | Brief of NAACP respondents filed. |
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| Feb 09 2022 | Brief of State respondents filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 11 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, Wisconsin, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 16 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents. |
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| Feb 16 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.A. North Carolina Middle District has been electronically filed. |
| Mar 07 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents GRANTED. |
| Mar 08 2022 | Reply of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 21 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: David H. Thompson, Washington, D. C. For NAACP respondents: Elisabeth S. Theodore, Washington, D. C. For state respondents: Sarah Boyce, Deputy Solicitor General, Raleigh, N. C. |
| Jun 23 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 25 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| David H. Thompson Counsel of Record | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 dthompson@cooperkirk.com | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: Philip E. Berger, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Ryan Young Park Counsel of Record | North Carolina Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 rpark@ncdoj.gov | 9197166400 |
| Party name: Damon Circosta, Stella Anderson, Jefferson Carmon III, Stacy Eggers IV, and Wyatt T. Tucker, Sr., in their official capacities as Chair, Secretary, and members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
| Elisabeth Susan Theodore Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 elisabeth.theodore@arnoldporter.com | 202-942-5891 |
| Party name: North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Greensboro NAACP, High Point NAACP, Moore County NAACP, Stokes County Branch of the NAACP, Winston Salem-Forsyth County NAACP | ||
| Sarah Gardner Boyce | NC Department of Justice Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 sboyce@ncdoj.gov | 7046747708 |
| Party name: Damon Circosta, Stella Anderson, Jefferson Carmon III, Stacy Eggers IV, and Wyatt T. Tucker, Sr., in their official capacities as Chair, Secretary, and members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
| Stephen Kent Wirth | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 stephen.wirth@arnoldporter.com | (202) 942-6739 |
| Party name: North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Greensboro NAACP, High Point NAACP, Moore County NAACP, Stokes County Branch of the NAACP, Winston Salem-Forsyth County NAACP | ||
| Other | ||
| Andrew Harry Erteschik Counsel of Record | Poyner Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 aerteschik@poynerspruill.com | 919-783-2895 |
| Party name: Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr | ||
| Adam Scott Gershenson Counsel of Record | Cooley LLP 500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02116 agershenson@cooley.com | (617) 937-2300 |
| Party name: Federal Courts Scholars | ||
| Michael Julian Gottlieb Counsel of Record | WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 1875 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 MGottlieb@willkie.com | 2023031442 |
| Party name: Retired Federal Judges | ||
| Elizabeth Catherine Kramer Counsel of Record | Office of the Minnesota Attorney General 445 Minnesota Street Suite 1100 Saint Paul, MN 55101 liz.kramer@ag.state.mn.us | 6517571010 |
| Party name: States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, et al as amici curiae | ||
| Jonathan Philip Lienhard Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC 15405 John Marshall Hwy Haymarket, VA 20169 jlienhard@holtzmanvogel.com | 15403418809 |
| Party name: Honest Elections Project | ||
| Taylor Ann Rausch Meehan Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Blvd. Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 taylor@consovoymccarthy.com | 703-243-9423 |
| Party name: Wisconsin Legislature | ||
| Richard Bryan Raile Counsel of Record | Baker & Hostetler, LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 rraile@bakerlaw.com | 202-861-1711 |
| Party name: Lawyers Democracy Fund and Rep. Rodney Davis | ||
| Brunn Wall Roysden III Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 2005 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 beau.roysden@azag.gov | 602-542-5025 |
| Party name: Arizona, et al. | ||
| Charles Robert Spies Counsel of Record | Dickinson Wright PLLC 1825 Eye Street NW STE 900 Washington, DC 20006 cspies@dickinsonwright.com | 202-466-5964 |
| Party name: Republican State Leadership Committee | ||
| Daniel Robert Suhr Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 141 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 1065 Chicago, IL 60604 dsuhr@libertyjusticecenter.org | 312-637-2280 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Jason Brett Torchinsky Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC 15405 John Marshall Hwy Haymarket, VA 20169 jtorchinsky@holtzmanvogel.com | 540 341 8808 |
| Party name: American Legislative Exchange Council | ||
| David Alan Warrington Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group, Inc. 2121 Eisenhower Avenue Suite 402 Alexandria, VA 22314 david.warrington@kutakrock.com | (571) 400-2120 |
| Party name: Republican National Committee | ||