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Casta”on v. United States

Judgment affirmed on October 4, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1279 D.D.C. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the three-judge district court erred by holding that residents of the District of Columbia are not entitled to voting representation in the House of Representatives because they do not live in a "State," even though (1) Americans living overseas and residents of "federal enclaves" have voting representation in Congress despite not being State residents, (2) Congress has concluded that it may extend voting rights to District residents under the "District Clause" of the Constitution, Article I, Section 17, Clause 8, and (3) the Supreme Court has held that the right to vote is the most fundamental of all rights because it is preservative of all other rights.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/22/2020Application (20A119) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from January 12, 2021 to March 12, 2021, submitted to The Chief Justice.
01/04/2021Application (20A119) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 12, 2021.
03/12/2021Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 14, 2021)
04/06/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2021 to May 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
04/08/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 14, 2021, for all appellees.
04/14/2021Brief amicus curiae of Office of General Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives filed.
04/14/2021Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia Affairs Community of the District of Columbia Bar, et al. filed.
04/14/2021Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
04/14/2021Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia Historians filed.
04/30/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 14, 2021 to June 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
05/03/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 14, 2021, for all appellees.
06/07/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 14, 2021 to July 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
06/08/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 14, 2021.
07/01/2021Notice of withdrawal of appellant Susannah Weaver received.
07/14/2021Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees United States, et al.
07/28/2021Opposition to motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellants Angelica Castañon, et al.
08/04/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
10/04/2021Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. See Adams v. Clinton, 531 U. S. 941 (2000). Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch would dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
11/05/2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.