Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-980 | Jan 10, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 | 5-4 | Alito | OT 2017 |
Holding: The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the National Voter Registration Act.
Judgment: Reversed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 11, 2018. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- The Annual: OT2017 in Review (First Mondays, July 9, 2018)
- OT2017 #29: "Average Joe" (First Mondays, June 18, 2018)
- Opinion analysis: Justices rule for Ohio in voter-registration dispute (Updated) (Amy Howe, June 11, 2018)
- A "view" from the courtroom: Chipping away at the caseload (Mark Walsh, June 11, 2018)
- OT2017 #11: "Numbing Effect" (First Mondays, January 15, 2018)
- Argument analysis: Ohio voter-registration practices safe? (Amy Howe, January 10, 2018)
- Argument preview: Justices to consider Ohio voter-purge practices (Amy Howe, January 4, 2018)
- OT2017 #7: Keys to a Valet (First Mondays, November 27, 2017)
- Justices release January calendar (Amy Howe, November 17, 2017)
- Ohio voter case removed from November calendar (Amy Howe, October 27, 2017)
- In Recess #4: "Stone Soup" (First Mondays, September 11, 2017)
- In Recess #3: "Third Class Webelo" (First Mondays, August 14, 2017)
- Court grants one new case (with no cakes, guns or cell phones involved) (Amy Howe, May 30, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, April 19, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/02/2016 | Application (16A556) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 22, 2016 to February 6, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| 12/06/2016 | Application (16A556) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 6, 2017. |
| 02/03/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2017) |
| 02/03/2017 | Appendix of Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State filed. |
| 02/27/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 31, 2017. |
| 03/09/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice filed. |
| 03/10/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed. |
| 03/10/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed. |
| 03/10/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Georgia and 14 other States filed. |
| 03/31/2017 | Brief of respondents A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 04/17/2017 | Reply of petitioner Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State filed. |
| 04/19/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| 05/10/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 05/15/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2017. |
| 05/22/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2017. |
| 05/30/2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 06/07/2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Petitioner. |
| 06/07/2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Respondents. |
| 06/22/2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 31, 2017. |
| 06/22/2017 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2017. |
| 06/29/2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the parties. |
| 07/31/2017 | Brief of petitioner Husted, Ohio Secretary of State filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Georgia and 16 Other States filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 08/07/2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed. |
| 08/22/2017 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 08/25/2017 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by the parties GRANTED. |
| 08/31/2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday November 8, 2017 |
| 09/07/2017 | CIRCULATED |
| 09/12/2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| 09/15/2017 | Brief of respondents A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/19/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Libertarian Party of Ohio, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American History Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Libertarian National Committee filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of the League of Women Voters of the United States, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Sherrod Brown filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Certain Members of the Congressional Black Caucus filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Disability Rights Network, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Common Cause filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Eric H. Holder, Jr., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of the States of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Ohio Elections Officials filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of VoteVets Action Fund filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/22/2017 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/10/2017 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 10/16/2017 | Reply of petitioner Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/27/2017 | Letter from counsel for respondents relating to oral argument filed. |
| 10/27/2017 | This case is removed from the oral argument calendar for November 8, 2017. |
| 11/17/2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
| 11/22/2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| 12/18/2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic. |
| 01/10/2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Eric E. Murphy, State Solicitor for State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio; and Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul M. Smith, Washington, D. C. |
| 06/11/2018 | Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| 07/13/2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |