Dickson v. Rucho
Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama on April 20, 2015| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-839 | N.C. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2014 |
Issue: (1) Whether an explicit policy of racial balancing and race-based line drawing can be justified under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by an incorrect view of the requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act; and (2) whether race-based districts are drawn as a safe harbor subject to strict scrutiny and required to use race no more than necessary to comply with the Voting Rights Act properly interpreted.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Jan 16 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 17, 2015) |
| Feb 4 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 18, 2015. |
| Feb 17 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Election Law Professors filed. |
| Mar 18 2015 | Brief of respondents Robert Rucho, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 31 2015 | Reply of petitioners Margaret Dickson, et al. filed. |
| Apr 1 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015. |
| Apr 20 2015 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U. S. ___ (2015). |
| May 4 2015 | The parties have stipulated under Rule 45 that the judgment issue in this case forthwith. |
| May 5 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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