Docket for 07-25
| No. 07-25 | |
| Vide 07-21 | |
| Title: |
| Indiana Democratic Party, et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| Todd Rokita, Indiana Secretary of State, et al. |
|
| Docketed: | July 6, 2007 |
| Linked with 07A416 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (06-2218, 06-2317) |
| Decision Date: | January 4, 2007 |
| Rehearing Denied: | April 5, 2007 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 2 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 6, 2007) |
| Aug 6 2007 |
Brief of State Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 17 2007 |
Reply of petitioners Indiana Democratic Party, et al. filed. |
| Aug 22 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007. |
| Sep 17 2007 |
Supplemental brief of State Respondents filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Sep 25 2007 |
Petition GRANTED The case is consolidated with No. 07-21 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondents is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007. Briefs of amici curiae are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel for the parties on or before 2 p.m., 7 days after the brief for the party supported is filed, or if in support of neither party, within 7 days after the petitioners' brief is filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 5 2007 |
Letter from petitioner Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues waiving the right to file briefs on the merits in 07-21 and 07-25. VIDED. |
| Oct 16 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for Indiana State respondents. VIDED. |
| Oct 19 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for petitioners Indiana Democratic Party. VIDED. |
| Nov 5 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 5 2007 |
Brief of petitioners Indiana Democratic Party, et al. filed. |
| Nov 9 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Richard L. Hasen filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 9 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education fund filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 12 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States Congressman Keith Ellison filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 12 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 12 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Cyber Privacy Project, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 12 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Frederick C. Schaffer, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 12 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al.
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filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Erwin Chemerinsky in Support of Neither Party filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of R. Michael Alvarez, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, and U.S. Representatives Robert A. Brady and Zoe Lofgren filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Lawyers's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Historians and Other Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of Indiana, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Christopher S. Elmendorf and Daniel P. Tokaji filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Rock the Vote, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 13 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 16 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 9, 2008. |
| Nov 16 2007 |
Application (07A416) of respondents Rokita, et al. for leave to file a brief on the merits in excess of the word limitation, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Nov 17 2007 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former State Secretaries of State. VIDED. |
| Nov 19 2007 |
Application (07A416) denied by Justice Stevens. |
| Nov 21 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 3 2007 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Current and Former State Secretaries of State GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Dec 3 2007 |
Brief of State Respondents filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 3 2007 |
Brief of respondent Marion County Election Board filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 4 2007 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit. (1 box) |
| Dec 6 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 6 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Georgia Secretary of State Karen C. Handel filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Democrat and Republican Election Professionals filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Center for Equal Opportunity and Project 21 (Voter ID Impact Research) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Evergreen Freedom Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Doris Anne Sadler filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers Democracy Fund filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 10 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Conservative Party of New York State filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Dec 12 2007 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Indiana. (1 box) |
| Dec 20 2007 |
Reply of petitioners Indiana Democratic Party, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 4 2008 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Jan 9 2008 |
Argued. For petitioners: Paul M. Smith, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Indianapolis, Ind; and Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 28 2008 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Stevens, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
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| May 30 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 10 2008 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (06/02/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit received. |
| Aug 15 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 7th Circuit. |
| Aug 15 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Indiana. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| Paul M. Smith |
Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| psmith@jenner.com |
| Party name: Indiana Democratic Party, et al. |
| | | |
| William Ralph Groth |
Fillenwarth Dennerline Groth & Towe | (317) 353-9363 |
| 1213 North Arlington Avenue, Suite 204 | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46219 | |
| wgroth@fdgt.laborlaw.com |
| Party name: Indiana Democratic Party, et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Thomas M. Fisher |
Solicitor General | (317) 232-6255 |
| Counsel of Record |
Office of the Attorney General | |
| IGC South, Fifth Floor | |
| 302 W. Washington Street | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46204 | |
| Tom.Fisher@atg.in.gov |
| Party name: State Respondents |
| | | |
| Jon Laramore |
Faegre Baker Daniels | (317) 237-0100 |
| 300 N. Meridian St., Suite 2700 | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46228 | |
| jon.laramore@bakerd.com |
| Party name: Marion County Election Board |
| Other: | | |
| Debo P. Adegbile |
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | (212) 965-2249 |
| 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor. | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| dadegbile@naacpldf.org |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. |
| | | |
| Jonathan M. Albano |
Bingham McCutchen LLP | (617) 951-8000 |
| One Federal Street | |
| Boston, MA 02110 | |
| jonathan.albano@bingham.com |
| Party name: Cyber Privacy Project, et al. |
| | | |
| Samuel R. Bagenstos |
405 Hilgard Avenue | (310) 267-4728 |
| Los Angeles, CA 90025 | |
| Party name: R. Michael Alvarez, et al. |
| | | |
| Robert F. Bauer |
Perkins Coie LLP | (202) 434-1602 |
| 700 13th St. | |
| Suite 600 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, and U.S. Representatives Robert A. Brady and Zoe Lofgren |
| | | |
| Charles H. Bell Jr. |
Bell McAndrews & Hiltachk | (916) 442-7757 |
| 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600 | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Party name: Lawyers Democracy Fund |
| | | |
| Karen Celestino-Horseman |
Austin & Jones PC | (317)-632-5633 |
| One North Pennsylvania Suite 220 | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46204 | |
| Party name: League of Women Voters of Indiana, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Richard W. Clary |
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | (212) 474-1000 |
| 825 Eighth Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10019-7475 | |
| Party name: Professor Erwin Chemerinsky in Support of Neither Party |
| | | |
| Paul D. Clement |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Mark H. Cohen |
Troutman Sanders LLP | (404) 885-3597 |
| Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 | |
| 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. | |
| Atlanta, GA 30308 | |
| mark.cohen@troutmansanders.com |
| Party name: Georgia Secretary of State Karen C. Handel |
| | | |
| R. Ted Cruz |
Solicitor General | (512) 936-1824 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| P.O. Box 12548, MC-059 | |
| Austin, TX 78711-2548 | |
| Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us |
| Party name: Texas, et al. |
| | | |
| Walter Dellinger |
O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5319 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| wdellinger@omm.com |
| Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. |
| | | |
| Vernle C. Durocher Jr. |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | (612) 340-2600 |
| 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| durocher.skip@dorsey.com |
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians, et al. |
| | | |
| Peter J. Ferrara |
2011 Freedom Lane | (703) 582-8466 |
| Falls Church, VA 22043 | |
| peterferrara@msn.com |
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union |
| | | |
| Richard L. Hasen |
919 Albany Street | (213) 736-1466 |
| Los Angeles, CA 90015 | |
| rick.hasen@lls.edu |
| Party name: Professor Richard L. Hasen |
| | | |
| Mark F. Hearne |
Lathrop & Gage | (314) 613-2500 |
| 10 South Broadway, Suite 1300 | |
| St.Louis, MO 63102 | |
| Party name: Democrat and Republican Election Professionals |
| | | |
| J. Gerald Hebert |
The Campaign Legal Center | (202) 736-2200 |
| 215 E Street, NE | |
| Washington, DC 20002 | |
| ghebert@campaignlegalcenter.org |
| Party name: Historians and Other Scholars |
| | | |
| Thomas J. Josefiak |
Republican National Committee | (202) 863-8500 |
| 310 First Street, S.E. | |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
| Party name: Republican National Committee |
| | | |
| Martin S. Kaufman |
Atlantic Legal Foundation | (914) 834-3322 |
| 2039 Palmer Avenue | |
| Larchmont, NY 10538 | |
| mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org |
| Party name: Conservative Party of New York State |
| | | |
| Kenneth Kimerling |
Asian American Legal Defense and Education fund | (212) 966-5932 |
| 99 Hudson Street | |
| 12th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10013-2815 | |
| kkimerling@aaldef.org |
| Party name: Asian American Legal Defense and Education fund |
| | | |
| Daniel F Kolb |
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | (212) 450-4000 |
| 450 Lexington Ave. | |
| New York, NY 10017 | |
| daniel.kolb@davispolk.com |
| Party name: Current and Former State Secretaries of State |
| | | |
| John B. Nalbandian |
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP | (513) 381-2838 |
| 425 Walnut Street | |
| Suite 1800, Firstar Tower | |
| Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957 | |
| Party name: Center for Equal Opportunity and Project 21 (Voter ID Impact Research) |
| | | |
| Mark A. Packman |
Gilbert Randolph LLP | (202) 772-2320 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| packmanm@gotofirm.com |
| Party name:
Asian American Justice Center, et al.
|
| | | |
| William Perry Pendley |
Mountain States Legal Foundation | (303) 292-2021 |
| 2596 South Lewis Way | |
| Lakewood, CO 80227 | |
| Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Bradley S. Phillips |
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP | (213) 683-9100 |
| 355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 | |
| brad.phillips@mto.com |
| Party name: Dr. Frederick C. Schaffer, et al. |
| | | |
| Carter G. Phillips |
Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8270 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| cphillips@sidley.com |
| Party name: National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, et al. |
| | | |
| Bert W. Rein |
Wiley Rein LLP | (202) 719-7000 |
| 1776 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| brein@wileyrein.com |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Michael J. Reitz |
Mackinac Center for Public Policy | (989) 631-0900 |
| 140 West Main Street | |
| Midland, MI 48640 | |
| reitz@mackinac.org |
| Party name: Evergreen Freedom Foundation |
| | | |
| Sidney S. Rosdeitcher |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | (212) 373-3000 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | |
| srosdeitcher@paulweiss.com |
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice, et al. |
| | | |
| Marc Rotenberg |
Electronic Privacy Information Center | (202) 483-1140 |
| 1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| rotenberg@epic.org |
| Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. |
| | | |
| Matthew M. Shors |
O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| 1625 Eye Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| mshors@omm.com |
| Party name: Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund |
| | | |
| Charles S. Sims |
Proskauer Rose LLP | (212) 969-3950 |
| Eleven Times Square | |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| csims@proskauer.com |
| Party name: Rock the Vote, et al. |
| | | |
| David Overlock. Stewart |
Ropes & Gray | (202) 508-4600 |
| One Metro Center | |
| 700 12th Street, NW | |
| Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20005-3948 | |
| David.Stewart@ropesgray.com |
| Party name: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now |
| | | |
| Daniel P. Tokaji |
Ohio State University | (614) 292-6566 |
| Moritz College of Law | |
| 55 W. 12th Avenue | |
| Columbus, OH 43210 | |
| Party name: Christopher S. Elmendorf and Daniel P. Tokaji |
| | | |
| Gerard F. Treanor Jr. |
Venable LLP | (202) 344-4000 |
| 575 7th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC | |
| Party name: United States Congressman Keith Ellison |
| | | |
| Wayne C. Turner |
McTurnan & Turner | (317) 464-8181 |
| 2400 Market Tower | |
| 10 West Market Street | |
| Indianapolis, IN 46204 | |
| Party name: Doris Anne Sadler |
| | | |
| John W. Whitehead |
The Rutherford Institute | (434) 978-3888 |
| 1440 Sachem Place | |
| Charlottesville, VA 22901 | |
| johnw@rutherford.org |
| Party name: Rutherford Institute |
| | | |
| Barnaby W. Zall |
Weinberg, Jacobs & Tolani, LLP | (301) 231-6943 |
| 7018 Tilden Lane | |
| Rockville, MD 20852 | |
| bzall@bzall.com |
| Party name: American Unity Legal Defense Fund |