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Emergency application for stay is granted as to Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-121.01(C). The application is denied as to Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-121.01(E) and 16-127(A).
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24A164 9th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the district court's injunction of Arizona laws that require voter registration applicants to show documentary proof of citizenship and bar voters who have not provided documentary proof of citizenship from casting ballots for president or by mail.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 08 2024Application (24A164) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Aug 09 2024Response to application (24A164) requested by Justice Kagan, due by 4 p.m.(EDT), on August 16, 2024.
Aug 14 2024Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project, et al. filed.
Aug 14 2024Brief amicus curiae of Republican Party of Arizona filed.
Aug 15 2024Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
Aug 15 2024Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
Aug 16 2024Response to application from respondent United States filed.
Aug 16 2024Response to application from respondent Arizona, et al. filed.
Aug 16 2024Response to application from respondent Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State and Chief Election Officer filed.
Aug 16 2024Response to application from respondent Democratic National Committee and Arizona Democratic Party filed.
Aug 16 2024Brief amici curiae of Arizona Free Enterprise Club and AZ Liberty Network filed.
Aug 19 2024Reply of applicants Republican National Committee, et al. filed.
Aug 22 2024Application (24A164) referred to the Court.
Aug 22 2024Application (24A164) granted in part and denied in part by the Court. The district court’s May 2, 2024 judgment is stayed only to the extent it enjoins enforcement of Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-121.01(C) (2023) pending disposition of the appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if any such writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. The application is denied as to Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-121.01(E) and 16-127(A). Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application in full. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, Justice Barrett, and Justice Jackson would deny the application in full.