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Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas

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Emergency application to vacate stay dismissed as moot on December 1, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23A449 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit of the district court’s injunction of the district map drawn by commissioners of Galveston County, Texas, because the map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 16 2023Application (23A449) to vacate stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Nov 21 2023Response to application (23A449) requested by Justice Alito, due by 4 p.m. (EST) on November 28, 2023.
Nov 28 2023Letter to the Clerk from Applicants filed.
Nov 28 2023Response to application from respondents Dickinson Bay Area Branch NAACP, et al. filed.
Nov 28 2023Response to application from respondents Galveston County, Texas, et al. filed.
Nov 29 2023Reply of applicant Terry Petteway, et al. filed.
Nov 30 2023Letter to the Clerk from Applicants filed.
Dec 01 2023Application (23A449) referred to the Court.
Dec 01 2023Application (23A449) to vacate stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is dismissed as moot.