Colorado Department of State v. Baca
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| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-518 | 10th Cir. | May 13, 2020 | Jul 6, 2020 | 8-0 | Per Curiam | OT 2019 |
Holding: The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is reversed for the reasons stated in Chiafalo v. Washington.
Judgment: Reversed in a per curiam opinion on July 6, 2020. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the decision of this case. Justice Thomas concurred in the judgment for the reasons stated in his separate opinion in Chiafalo.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/16/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2019) |
| 10/23/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Micheal Baca. |
| 11/07/2019 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Thomas E. Weaver. |
| 11/07/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Colorado Department of State. |
| 11/20/2019 | Brief of respondent Micheal Baca in support filed. |
| 11/20/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Michael T. Morley in support of neither party filed. |
| 11/20/2019 | Brief amici curiae of South Dakota, et al. filed. |
| 11/20/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws filed. |
| 11/20/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Interested Legal Scholar Robert M. Hardway filed. |
| 12/04/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| 12/04/2019 | Reply of petitioner Colorado Department of State filed. |
| 01/13/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020. |
| 01/17/2020 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Thomas E. Weaver GRANTED. |
| 01/17/2020 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-465 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| 01/17/2020 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-465. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-465. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| 01/27/2020 | Blanket Consent filed Peter Bret Chiafalo, et al. and Micheal Baca, et al. VIDED. |
| 02/11/2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Colorado Department of State. VIDED. |
| 02/11/2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Washington. VIDED. |
| 02/11/2020 | Application (19A894) of Presidential Electors to file a consolidated opening brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. VIDED. |
| 02/14/2020 | Application (19A894) of Presidential Electors to file a consolidated opening brief on the merits in excess of the word limit is granted by Justice Sotomayor provided that the brief does not exceed 16,000 words. VIDED. |
| 02/18/2020 | Motion of Colorado Department of State for an extension of time to file the joint appendix in No. 19-518 filed. |
| 02/20/2020 | Motion of Colorado Department of State to extend the time to file the joint appendix in No. 19-518 is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2020. |
| 02/21/2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (amended March 10, 2020). |
| 02/26/2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit. |
| 02/26/2020 | The record of the USCA 10th Circuit is available on PACER. |
| 03/02/2020 | Brief of Presidential Electors filed. VIDED. |
| 03/05/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Self-Governance filed. VIDED. |
| 03/06/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Derek T. Muller in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| 03/06/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Michael L. Rosin, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 03/06/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Independence Institute filed. VIDED. |
| 03/09/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Edward B. Foley in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| 03/09/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Jerry H. Goldfeder filed. VIDED. |
| 03/09/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Making Every Vote Count Foundation in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| 03/09/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Vinz Koller filed. VIDED. |
| 03/09/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Michael T. Morley in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| 03/10/2020 | This case in no longer consolidated with No. 19-465, Chiafalo v. Washington, and one hour is allotted for oral argument in this case. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration of this order. |
| 03/10/2020 | Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record noting that Justice Sotomayor will not continue to participate in this case. |
| 03/19/2020 | CIRCULATED |
| 04/01/2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner. |
| 04/01/2020 | Brief of Colorado Department of State filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/02/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Presidential Electors Mary Beth Corsentino, Stratton Rollins Heath, Jr., and Celeste Landry filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/03/2020 | ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED. |
| 04/08/2020 | Amicus brief of The Colorado Democratic Party not accepted for filing. (April 08, 2020) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Colorado Democratic Party filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Colorado Republican Committee filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amici curiae of South Dakota and 44 States and the District of Columbia filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center and Issue One filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae and appendix of Professor Robert W. Bennett filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Interested Legal Scholar filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Republican National Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/13/2020 | Argument to be rescheduled for May 2020. |
| 04/15/2020 | RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. |
| 04/20/2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| 05/01/2020 | Reply of Presidential Electors Baca, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/13/2020 | Argued. For petitioner: Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, Denver, Colo. For respondents: Jason Harrow, Los Angeles, Cal. |
| 07/06/2020 | Judgment REVERSED for the reasons set forth in Chiafalo v. Washington, 591 U. S. ___ (2020). Opinion per curiam. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the decision of this case. Justice Thomas concurs in the judgment for the reasons stated in his separate opinion in Chiafalo v. Washington, 591 U. S. ___ (2020). |
| 08/07/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |