No. 14-990
Title:
Stephen M. Shapiro, et al., Petitioners
v.
David J. McManus, Jr., Chairman, Maryland State Board of Elections, et al.
Docketed:February 18, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(14-1417)
  Decision Date:October 7, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:November 12, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 10 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2015)
Mar 4 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 20, 2015.
Mar 20 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc filed.
Apr 20 2015 Brief of respondents Bobbie S. Mack, et al. in opposition filed.
May 1 2015 Reply of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, O. John Beniser, and Maria B. Pycha filed.
May 5 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2015.
May 26 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015.
Jun 1 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015.
Jun 8 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 11 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Stephen M. Shapiro, et al.
Jun 22 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jun 22 2015 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2015.
Jun 22 2015 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 24, 2015.
Jul 6 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Aug 5 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Aug 7 2015 Brief of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, et al. filed.
Aug 13 2015 Brief amici curiae of Common Cause and The Campaign Legal Center, Inc. filed.
Aug 14 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Virginia State Conference of the NAACP filed.
Aug 14 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc filed.
Aug 14 2015 Brief amici curiae of Professors Joshua A. Douglas and Michael E. Solimine, Election Law Scholars filed.
Sep 9 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Sep 10 2015 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
Sep 18 2015 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 25, 2015.
Sep 25 2015 Brief of respondents David J. McManus, Jr., Chairman, Maryland State Board of Elections, et al. filed.
Oct 2 2015 CIRCULATED
Oct 26 2015 Reply of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 4 2015 Argued. For petitioners: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Steven M. Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, Md.
Dec 8 2015 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 11 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Michael B. Kimberly Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3127
    Counsel of Record1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
mkimberly@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Stephen M. Shapiro, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Steven M. Sullivan Assistant Attorney General(410) 576-6325
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place, 20th Floor
Baltimore, MD  21202
ssullivan@oag.state.md.us
Party name: David J. McManus, Jr., Chairman, Maryland State Board of Elections, et al.
Other:
Emmet J. Bondurant Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP(404) 881-4100
3900 One Atlantic Center
1201 W. Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA  30309
bondurant@bmelaw.com
Party name: Common Cause and The Campaign Legal Center, Inc.
 
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: Virginia State Conference of the NAACP
 
Meir Feder Jones Day(212) 326-3755
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY  10017
mfeder@jonesday.com
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc
 
Ashley C. Parrish King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
aparrish@kslaw.com
Party name: Professors Joshua A. Douglas and Michael E. Solimine, Election Law Scholars