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Harness v. Watson

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Petition for certiorari denied on June 30, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-412 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether any amendment to a law originally adopted for an impermissible racially discriminatory purpose, no matter how minor the amendment and no matter the historical context, cleanses the law of its racist origins for 14th Amendment purposes unless the party challenging the law can prove that the amendment itself was motivated by racial discrimination.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 28 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2022)
Nov 10 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2022 to January 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 14 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2023. See Rule 30.1.
Nov 28 2022Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Roy Harness, et al.
Nov 28 2022Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State
Dec 02 2022Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and American Civil Liberties Union filed.
Dec 02 2022Brief amici curiae of Dennis Hopkins, et al. filed.
Dec 02 2022Brief amicus curiae of Campaign Legal Center filed.
Jan 03 2023Brief of respondent Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State in opposition filed.
Jan 17 2023Reply of petitioners Roy Harness, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 30 2023Petition DENIED. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)