Tully v. Okeson
Petition for certiorari denied on June 21, 2021
Issue: (1) Whether Indiana violates the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by giving voters age 65 and older the right to cast an absentee ballot by mail while requiring otherwise identical voters age 18 to 64 to cast their ballots in-person; and (2) whether, in circumstances where in-person voting presents special dangers, Indiana"s absentee voting scheme violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by burdening the right to vote of voters age 18 to 64.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/05/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2021) |
| 04/08/2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| 04/08/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Twenty-Sixth Amendment Scholars filed. |
| 04/08/2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Paul Okeson, et al. to respond filed. |
| 04/14/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021. |
| 04/21/2021 | Response Requested. (Due May 21, 2021) |
| 05/21/2021 | Brief of respondents Paul Okeson, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 05/28/2021 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
| 06/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| 06/01/2021 | Reply of petitioners Barbara Tully, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/21/2021 | Petition DENIED. |