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Rucho v. Common Cause

Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Gill v. Whitford on June 25, 2018.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1295 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017
DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/12/2018Response to application (17A745) requested by The Chief Justice, due Wednesday, January 17, by noon ET.
01/12/2018Application (17A745) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice.
01/16/2018Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Senator Joseph B. Scarnati, III.
01/16/2018Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by George Holding, et al.
01/17/2018Response to application from respondents Common Cause, et al. filed.
01/17/2018Response to application from respondents League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed.
01/17/2018Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Louisiana, et al.
01/18/2018Application (17A745) referred to the Court.
01/18/2018Application (17A745) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted, and it is ordered that the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, case Nos. 1:16-CV-1026 and 1:16-CV-1164, entered January 9, 2018, is stayed pending the timely filing and disposition of an appeal in this Court. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor would deny the application for stay.
01/18/2018Reply of applicants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed.
01/23/2018Motion to construe the application for a stay as a jurisdictional statement and for expedited briefing and oral argument schedule filed by appellees Common Cause, et al. and League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.
02/06/2018The motion of appellees to construe the application for a stay as a jurisdictional statement and for an expedited briefing and oral argument schedule is denied. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor would grant the motion.
03/12/2018Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 13, 2018)
03/22/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 13, 2018 to April 27, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
03/23/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 27, 2018, for all appellees.
04/27/2018Motion to affirm filed by appellees Common Cause, et al.
04/27/2018Motion to affirm filed by appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.
05/15/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
05/15/2018Reply of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/18/2018Supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/18/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
06/19/2018Second supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/20/2018Supplemental brief of appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/20/2018Supplemental brief of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/25/2018The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina for further consideration in light of Gill v. Whitford, 585 U. S. ____ (2018).
07/27/2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.