Merrill v. Caster
Application for a stay or injunctive relief pending appeal
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should grant an administrative stay and a stay or injunction pending appeal of the district court's preliminary injunction that blocked Alabama from implementing a new congressional district plan that includes only one district with a majority of Black voters.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/28/2022 | Application (21A376) for a stay or injunctive relief pending appeal, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 01/28/2022 | Response to application (21A376) requested by Justice Thomas, due by noon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. |
| 01/31/2022 | Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief and Amicus Brief of The National Republican Redistricting Trust not accepted for filing. (February 01, 2022 - Brief uploaded in wrong case) |
| 01/31/2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by Louisiana, et al. VIDED. |
| 01/31/2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by The National Republican Redistricting Trust. |
| 02/01/2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by Alabama Center for Law and Liberty. VIDED. |
| 02/01/2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by United States Representatives from Alabama. VIDED. |
| 02/02/2022 | Response to application from respondents Marcus Caster, et al. filed. |
| 02/02/2022 | Reply of applicants John Merrill, et al. filed. |
| 02/07/2022 | Application (21A376) referred to the Court. |
| 02/07/2022 | Application (21A376) granted by the Court. The application is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment (No. 21-1087). Respondents do not oppose treating the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and do not oppose granting the petition (although they do oppose granting a stay). With that fact taken into account, the petition is granted. The district court's January 24, 2022 preliminary injunction in No. 2:21-cv-1536 is stayed pending further order of the Court. Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). The Chief Justice dissenting from grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). Justice Kagan, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from grant of applications for stays. (Detached opinion). |