Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-807 | D.S.C. |
Oct 11, 2023 |
May 23, 2024 | 6-3 | Alito | OT 2023 |
Holding: Because the district court’s finding that race predominated in the design of South Carolina’s first congressional district was clearly erroneous, the district court’s racial-gerrymandering and vote-dilution holdings cannot stand.
Judgment: Reversed in part and remanded in part, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Alito on May 23, 2024. Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sotomayor and Jackson joined.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Feb 17 2023 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due March 29, 2023) |
| Mar 29 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| Mar 29 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Redistricting Trust filed. |
| Mar 29 2023 | Motion to affirm filed by appellees The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. |
| Apr 12 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023. |
| Apr 12 2023 | Opposition to motion of Senate Appellants, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 08 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| May 15 2023 | Probable jurisdiction noted. |
| May 25 2023 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Jun 01 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and appellants' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 7, 2023. The time to file appellees' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 11, 2023. |
| Jul 07 2023 | Brief of Appellants filed. |
| Jul 07 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Distributed) (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 14 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Governor Henry McMaster filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Nancy Mace, Joe Wilson, Jeff Duncan, William Timmons, Ralph Norman, and Russell Fry filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of State of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Redistricting Trust filed. |
| Jul 14 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Fair Lines America Foundation filed. |
| Jul 17 2023 | Record requested from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. |
| Jul 18 2023 | Complete record on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina electronically received and available with the Clerk. |
| Jul 27 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 11 2023 | Brief of appellees The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. filed. |
| Aug 11 2023 | Supplemental Joint appendix filed.(Distributed) |
| Aug 16 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Political Science Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters of South Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos and Jowei Chen filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Congressman James E. Clyburn filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 18 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 01 2023 | Video exhibits from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina record electronically received and available with the Clerk. |
| Sep 11 2023 | Reply of appellant Senate Appellants filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 26 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 11 2023 | Argued. For appellants: John M. Gore, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Leah C. Aden, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae: Caroline A. Flynn, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 18 2024 | Application (23A851) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Mar 21 2024 | Response to application (23A851) requested by The Chief Justice, due by noon (EDT), on March 25, 2024. |
| Mar 25 2024 | Response to application from respondents The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. filed. |
| Mar 26 2024 | Reply of applicants in support of the application for stay filed. |
| Mar 28 2024 | Letter of March 28, 2024 from counsel for Senate Appellants filed. |
| May 23 2024 | Adjudged to be REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED IN PART. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part III–C. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Jackson, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 03 2024 | Application (23A851) referred to the Court. |
| Jun 03 2024 | Application (23A851) denied by the Court. |
| Jun 24 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
