Bellant v. Snyder
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017
Issue: Whether a law that removes all governmental authority from locally-elected officials in municipalities that have disproportionately large minority populations, and thereby denies the residents of those municipalities the ability to elect representatives of their choice to govern them, is subject to scrutiny under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jan 13 2017 | Application (16A726) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2017 to March 31, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jan 23 2017 | Application (16A726) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 31, 2017. |
| Mar 30 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2017) |
| May 2 2017 | Waiver of right of respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. to respond filed. |
| May 8 2017 | Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice (PRLDEF) and Demos filed. |
| May 8 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Civil Rights Commission filed. |
| May 16 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2017. |
| May 17 2017 | Response Requested . (Due June 16, 2017) |
| May 31 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 17, 2017. |
| Jul 17 2017 | Brief of respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. in opposition filed. |
