Ardoin v. Robinson

Emergency application for stay is granted on June 28, 2022.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21a814	5th Cir.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the district court's injunction requiring the Louisiana legislature to redraw the state's congressional voting map to create two majority-minority districts based on race as the sole "non-negotiable" variable.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/17/2022	Application (21A814) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
06/17/2022	Response to application (21A814) requested by Justice Alito, due 5 p.m. (EDT), June 23, 2022.
06/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae filed by Alabama and 12 other states.
06/20/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Applicants filed by National Republican Redistricting Trust.
06/22/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae filed by Members of U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana.
06/23/2022	Response to application from respondent Galmon filed.
06/23/2022	Response to application from respondent Press Robinson, et al. filed.
06/24/2022	Reply of applicant Kyle Ardoin, Louisiana Secretary of State, et al. filed.
06/28/2022	Application (21A814) referred to the Court.
06/28/2022	Application (21A814) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The district court"s June 6, 2022 preliminary injunctions in No. 3:22-CV-211 and No. 3:22- CV-214 are stayed. In addition, the application for stay is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted. The case is held in abeyance pending this Court"s decision in Merrill, AL Sec. of State, et al. v. Milligan, Evan, et al. (No. 21-1086 and No. 21-1087) or further order of the Court. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application for stay and dissent from the treatment of the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and the granting of certiorari before judgment.
06/08/2023	Letter requesting establishment of briefing and argument schedule in No. 21-1596 filed by petitioners.
06/12/2023	Letter in response to petitioners' June 8, 2023 letter (No. 21-1596) filed by respondents Robinson, et al.
06/12/2023	Letter in response to petitioners' June 8, 2023 letter (No. 21-1596) filed by respondents Galmon, et al.
06/14/2023	Reply letter (No. 21-1596) filed.