Castañon v. United States
Judgment affirmed on October 4, 2021
Issue: Whether the three-judge district court erred by
holding that residents of the District of Columbia are
not entitled to voting representation in the House of
Representatives because they do not live in a “State,”
even though (1) Americans living overseas and
residents of “federal enclaves” have voting
representation in Congress despite not being State
residents, (2) Congress has concluded that it may
extend voting rights to District residents under the
“District Clause” of the Constitution, Article I, Section
17, Clause 8, and (3) the Supreme Court has held that the right
to vote is the most fundamental of all rights because
it is preservative of all other rights.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 22 2020 | Application (20A119) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from January 12, 2021 to March 12, 2021, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jan 04 2021 | Application (20A119) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 12, 2021. |
| Mar 12 2021 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 14, 2021) |
| Apr 06 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2021 to May 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 14, 2021, for all appellees. |
| Apr 14 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Office of General Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives filed. |
| Apr 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia Affairs Community of the District of Columbia Bar, et al. filed. |
| Apr 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed. |
| Apr 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia Historians filed. |
| Apr 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 14, 2021 to June 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 03 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 14, 2021, for all appellees. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2021 to July 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 14, 2021. |
| Jul 01 2021 | Notice of withdrawal of appellant Susannah Weaver received. |
| Jul 14 2021 | Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees United States, et al. |
| Jul 28 2021 | Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellants Angelica Castañon, et al. |
| Aug 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Oct 04 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. See Adams v. Clinton, 531 U. S. 941 (2000). Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch would dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. |
| Nov 05 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
