| No. 21A376 | |
| Title: | John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Applicants v. Marcus Caster, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 28, 2022 |
| Linked with 21-1087 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama |
| Case Numbers: | (2:21-cv-1536) |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 28 2022 | Application (21A376) for a stay or injunctive relief pending appeal, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jan 28 2022 | Response to application (21A376) requested by Justice Thomas, due by noon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. |
| Jan 31 2022 | Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief and Amicus Brief of The National Republican Redistricting Trust not accepted for filing. (February 01, 2022 - Brief uploaded in wrong case) |
| Jan 31 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by Louisiana, et al. VIDED. |
| Main DocumentOtherProof of Service | |
| Jan 31 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by The National Republican Redistricting Trust. |
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| Feb 01 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by Alabama Center for Law and Liberty. VIDED. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther | |
| Feb 01 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by United States Representatives from Alabama. VIDED. |
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| Feb 02 2022 | Response to application from respondents Marcus Caster, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 02 2022 | Reply of applicants John Merrill, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 07 2022 | Application (21A376) referred to the Court. |
| Feb 07 2022 | Application (21A376) granted by the Court. The application is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment (No. 21-1087). Respondents do not oppose treating the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and do not oppose granting the petition (although they do oppose granting a stay). With that fact taken into account, the petition is granted. The district court's January 24, 2022 preliminary injunction in No. 2:21-cv-1536 is stayed pending further order of the Court. Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). The Chief Justice dissenting from grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). Justice Kagan, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from grant of applications for stays. (Detached opinion). |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 501 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36130 edmund.lacour@alabamaag.gov | 334-242-7300 |
| Party name: John Merrill, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Abha Khanna Counsel of Record | Elias Law Group LLP 1700 Seventh Ave Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98101 akhanna@elias.law | 206-656-0177 |
| Party name: Marcus Caster, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth Baker Murrill Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 1885 N. Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 murrille@ag.louisiana.gov | 225-326-6766 |
| Party name: States of LA, AR, AZ, GA, IN, KY, MS, MO, MT, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV | ||
| 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: The National Republican Redistricting Trust | ||
| Matthew James Clark Counsel of Record | Alabama Center for Law and Liberty 2213 Morris Ave. Floor 1 Birmingham, AL 35203 matt@alabamalawandliberty.org | 256-510-1828 |
| Party name: Alabama Center for Law and Liberty | ||
| Christopher Ernest Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: United States Representatives from Alabama | ||