Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-281 | Mar 18, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 | 5-4 | Ginsburg | OT 2018 |
Holding: The House of Delegates lacks standing to appeal the invalidation of Virginia"s redistricting plan.
Judgment: Appeal dismissed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on June 17, 2019. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Breyer and Kavanaugh joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Monday at the Supreme Court: Four opinions and a GVR (SCOTUStalk, June 19, 2019)
- Opinion analysis: Court throws out legislators appeal in racial-gerrymandering case (Amy Howe, June 17, 2019)
- A "view" from the courtroom: A search for the elusive end of the term (Mark Walsh, June 17, 2019)
- Argument analysis: Justices divided in Virginia racial-gerrymandering case (Amy Howe, March 18, 2019)
- Argument preview: Virginia racial gerrymandering case returns to Supreme Court (Amy Howe, March 11, 2019)
- Supreme Court declines to intervene in Virginia redistricting dispute (Amy Howe, January 8, 2019)
- Virginia House of Delegates asks justices to intervene in redistricting dispute (Amy Howe, December 14, 2018)
- OT2018 #8: "Animal Magnetism" (First Mondays, November 19, 2018)
- Court adds two new cases to merits docket (Amy Howe, November 13, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/04/2018 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 9, 2018) |
| 10/09/2018 | Motion to dismiss filed by State Appellees'. |
| 10/09/2018 | Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. |
| 10/23/2018 | Opposition to appellees' motions to dismiss or affirm from appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/24/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018. |
| 11/13/2018 | Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits. In addition to the questions presented by the jurisdictional statement, the parties are directed to fully brief the following question: Whether appellants have standing to bring this appeal. |
| 12/13/2018 | Application (18A629) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 12/14/2018 | Response to application (18A629) requested by The Chief Justice, due Thursday, December 20, 2018, by noon ET. |
| 12/20/2018 | Response to application from respondents Virginia State Board of Elections, et al. filed. |
| 12/20/2018 | Response to application from respondents Golden Bethune Hill, et al. filed. |
| 12/21/2018 | Reply of applicant Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. |
| 12/26/2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Virginia House of Delegates, et al. |
| 12/28/2018 | Joint appendix filed (9 volumes). (Statement of costs received) |
| 12/28/2018 | Brief of appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. |
| 01/04/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
| 01/04/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Lee Chatfield, in His Official Capacity as Speaker-Elect of The Michigan House of Representatives, et al. filed. |
| 01/04/2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council, et al. filed. |
| 01/04/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| 01/08/2019 | Application (18A629) referred to the Court. |
| 01/08/2019 | Application (18A629) denied by the Court. |
| 01/25/2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 18, 2019 |
| 01/28/2019 | Brief of appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. filed. |
| 01/28/2019 | Brief of State Appellees filed. |
| 01/29/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by appellees Bethune-Hill, et al. |
| 01/31/2019 | Joint motion for divided argument filed by appellees. |
| 02/01/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 02/04/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed. |
| 02/14/2019 | CIRCULATED |
| 02/19/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 02/19/2019 | Joint motion of appellees for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument GRANTED in part, and the time is divided as follows: 25 minutes for appellants, 10 minutes for the Solicitor General as amicus curiae, 10 minutes for appellees Virginia State Board of Elections, et al., and 15 minutes for appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al. |
| 02/21/2019 | Record requested from the U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of VA. |
| 02/27/2019 | Reply of appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/28/2019 | The record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of Virginia. (1 Envelop and 3 Boxes). |
| 03/18/2019 | Argued. For appellants: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For appellees Virginia State Board of Elections, et al.: Toby J. Heytens, Solicitor General of Virginia, Richmond, Va. For appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.: Marc E. Elias, Washington, D. C. |
| 06/17/2019 | Appeal dismissed. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. |
| 07/19/2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |