Nix v. Holder
Petition for certiorari denied on November 12, 2012
Issue: (1) Whether the 2006 version of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 exceeds Congress’ enforcement powers under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments given that: (a) Congress retained a three-decade-old formula for selecting the jurisdictions that will be covered by the preclearance procedure; and (b) Congress significantly expanded the substantive standard for denying preclearance by abrogating two of the Court’s decisions that had narrowly construed it; (2) whether the Justice Department mooted petitioners’ appeal when it unilaterally purported to “reconsider” and “withdraw” the particular preclearance objection that was injuring petitioners, but failed to demonstrate that Section 5 could not reasonably be expected to injure petitioners in the future.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 20 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2012) |
| Jul 20 2012 | Appendix of John Nix, et al. filed. |
| Aug 9 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Defendant- Intervenor respondents Joseph M.Tyson, et al. |
| Aug 15 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 19, 2012, for all respondents. |
| Aug 20 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 17 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2012. |
| Sep 19 2012 | Brief of respondents Intervenor respondents Joseph M. Tyson, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 24 2012 | Brief of respondents Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| Oct 9 2012 | Reply of petitioners John Nix, et al. filed. |
| Oct 10 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2012. |
| Oct 29 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 2, 2012. |
| Nov 5 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2012. |
| Nov 13 2012 | Petition DENIED. |
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