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Benninghoff v. 2021 Legislative Reapportionment Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on October 31, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-47 Pa. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether districts drawn for transparently racial reasons, without a Voting Rights Act justification, satisfy the 14th Amendment merely because the redistricting authority also satisfied traditional districting principles.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 01 2022Application (21A798) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 14, 2022 to August 13, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jun 08 2022Application (21A798) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 14, 2022.
Jul 14 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2022)
Jul 27 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 17, 2022 to September 16, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 01 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 16, 2022, for all respondents.
Aug 17 2022Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Sep 16 2022Brief of respondent 2021 Legislative Reapportionment Commission in opposition filed.
Sep 16 2022Brief of respondent Joanna E. McClinton in opposition filed.
Sep 30 2022Reply of petitioner Kerry Benninghoff, individually, and as Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives filed.
Oct 05 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
Oct 31 2022Petition DENIED.