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Schwab v. Fish

Petition for certiorari denied on December 14, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-109 10th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether the Constitution prohibits Kansas from requiring applicants to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote; and (2) whether Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 prohibits Kansas from requiring motor-voter applicants to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/28/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2020)
08/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2020 to November 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
08/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2020.
09/02/2020Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia filed.
09/02/2020Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
09/02/2020Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed.
11/02/2020Brief of respondents Steven Fish, et al. in opposition filed.
11/16/2020Reply of petitioner Schwab, Scott filed. (Distributed)
11/17/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
12/07/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
12/14/2020Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.