No. 13-1314
Title:
Arizona State Legislature, Appellant
v.
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
Docketed:April 30, 2014
Linked with 14A722
Lower Ct:United States District Court for the District of Arizona
  Case Nos.:(CV-12-01211-PHX-PGR-MMS-GMS)
  Decision Date:February 21, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 28 2014 Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due May 30, 2014)
May 6 2014 Waiver of right of appellee Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett to respond filed.
May 8 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 30, 2014.
Jun 30 2014 Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and Commissioners.
Jul 14 2014 Reply of appellant Arizona State Legislature, Appellant filed.
Jul 16 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 2 2014 Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits limited to the following questions: 1) Do the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution and 2 U. S. C. §2a(c) permit Arizona’s use of a commission to adopt congressional districts? 2) Does the Arizona Legislature have standing to bring this suit?
Nov 7 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the appellant.
Nov 14 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and appellant's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 2, 2014.
Nov 14 2014 The time to file appellees' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 16, 2015.
Dec 2 2014 Brief of appellant Arizona State Legislature filed.
Dec 2 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Dec 9 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures filed.
Dec 9 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Coolidge-Reagan Foundation filed.
Dec 22 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 2, 2015
Dec 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.D.C. Dist. of Arizona.
Dec 23 2014 Record from U.S.D.C. Dist. of Arizona is electronic and located on PACER.
Jan 5 2015 Application (14A722) to extend the time to file a reply brief from February 17, 2015 to February 23, 2015, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jan 7 2015 CIRCULATED.
Jan 7 2015 Application (14A722) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Jan 13 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Appellees the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
Jan 15 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.
Jan 16 2015 Brief of appellees Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2015 Brief amici curiae of Nathaniel Persily, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of State and Local Elected Officials filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Former Gov. Jim Edgar, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Former California Governors George Deukmejian, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Scholars and Historians of Congressional Redistricting filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of The Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Jack Rakove, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of The States of Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of California Citizens Redistricting Commission filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of Arizona, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed. (Distributed)
Feb 17 2015 Reply of appellant Arizona State Legislature filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 2 2015 Argued. For appellant: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae); and Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
Jun 29 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined.
Jul 31 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Appellant:
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
    Counsel of Record500 New Jersey Avenue NW
Seventh Floor
Washington, DC  20001
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Arizona State Legislature
 
Peter A. Gentala Arizona House of Representatives(602)-926-5544
1700 West Washington St.
Suite H
Phoenix, AZ  85007-2844
pgentala@azleg.gov
Party name: Arizona State Legislature
Attorneys for Appellees:
Paula S. Bickett Chief Counsel, Civil Appeals(602) 542-8304
    Counsel of Record Office of Attorney General
1275 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85007-2926
paula.bickett@azag.gov
Party name: Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
    Counsel of Record1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
 
Michele Forney Arizona Attorney General's Office(602) 542-7826
1275 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ  85007
michele.forney@azag.gov
Party name: Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett
 
Mary R. O'Grady Osborn Maledon PA(602) 640-9000
2929 North Central Avenue
Suite 2100
Phoenix, AZ  85012-2793
mogrady@omlaw.com
Party name: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and Commissioners .
Other:
John P. Elwood Vinson & Elkins LLP(202) 639-6500
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC  20037
jelwood@velaw.com
Party name: Members of Congress
 
Eric J. Feigin Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-305-2452
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20530
eric.feigin@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Ira M. Feinberg Hogan & Lovells US LLP(212) 918-3000
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
ira.feinberg@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein
 
Tacy F. Flint 1 S. Dearborn St. 312-853-7875
Chicago, IL  60603
tflint@sidley.com
Party name: Former Gov. Jim Edgar, et al.
 
Rebecca Ripoli Glasgow 1125 Washington Street SE(360) 664-3027
Olympia, WA  98504-0100
rebeccaG@atg.wa.gov
Party name: The States of Washington, et al.
 
Marian M. Johnston 901 P Street, Suite 154-A(916) 709-6303
Sacramento, CA  95814
marian.johnston@crc.ca.gov
Party name: California Citizens Redistricting Commission
 
Justin M. Levitt 919 Albany St. 213-736-7417
Los Angeles, CA  90015
justin.levitt@lls.edu
Party name: Scholars and Historians of Congressional Redistricting
 
Michael T. Morley Coolidge-Reagan Foundation(860) 778-3883
1629 K Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC  20006
Michael@coolidgereagan.org
Party name: Coolidge-Reagan Foundation
 
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Former California Governors George Deukmejian, et al.
 
Mark A. Packman Gilbert LLP(202) 772-2320
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC  20005
packmanm@gotofirm.com
Party name: National Conference of State Legislatures
 
Joseph R. Palmore Morrison & Foerster, LLP(202) 887-6940
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
JPalmore@mofo.com
Party name: League of Women Voters of Arizona, et al.
 
Richard C. Pepperman Sullivan & Cromwell(212) 558-4000
125 Broad Street
New York,, NY  10004
peppermanr@sullcrom.com
Party name: State and Local Elected Officials
 
Nathaniel Persily Stanford Law School(212)-854-8379
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305
(npersily)@law.stanford.edu
Party name: Nathaniel Persily, et al.
 
Charles A. Rothfeld Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
crothfeld@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Jack Rakove, et al.
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6060
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: The Campaign Legal Center, et al.
 
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
 
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: Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law