Abbott v. Veasey
Petition for certiorari denied on January 23, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether Texas' voter-ID law “results in” the abridgment of voting rights on account of race; and (2) whether judgment should be rendered for the petitioners on the claim that Texas' voter-ID law was enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 23 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2016) |
| Sep 23 2016 | Appendix of Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Oct 17 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent United States. |
| Oct 18 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Oct 19 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 28, 2016, for all respondents. |
| Oct 27 2016 | Consent to filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches, et al. |
| Oct 27 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. |
| Oct 27 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress Representing States in the Fifth Circuit filed. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Brief of respondents Marc Veasey, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Brief of respondents Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 13 2016 | Reply of petitioners Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Dec 14 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Jan 9 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017. |
| Jan 17 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2017. |
| Jan 23 2017 | Petition DENIED Statement of Chief Justice Roberts respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
