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O’Bannon v. King

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-964 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether private parties may seek judicial enforcement of the Readmission Acts, statutes that imposed restrictions on former Confederate states as conditions of regaining representation in Congress; and (2) whether plaintiffs may invoke Ex parte Young to bypass a state’s sovereign immunity when they lack a cause of action.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/05/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2025)
03/20/2025Waiver of right of respondent Tati King, et al. to respond filed.
03/26/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
03/31/2025Response Requested. (Due April 30, 2025)
04/07/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2025 to May 30, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
04/07/2025Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
04/08/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 30, 2025.