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Bellant v. Snyder

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017.

Docket No.16-1207
Op. Below6th Cir.

Issue

Whether a law that removes all governmental authority from locally-elected officials in municipalities that have disproportionately large minority populations, and thereby denies the residents of those municipalities the ability to elect representatives of their choice to govern them, is subject to scrutiny under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jan 13, 2017
Application (16A726) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2017 to March 31, 2017, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jan 23, 2017
Application (16A726) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 31, 2017.
Mar 30, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2017)
May 2, 2017
Waiver of right of respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. to respond filed.
May 8, 2017
Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice (PRLDEF) and Demos filed.
May 8, 2017
Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Civil Rights Commission filed.
May 16, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2017.
May 17, 2017
Response Requested . (Due June 16, 2017)
May 31, 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 17, 2017.
Jul 17, 2017
Brief of respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. in opposition filed.

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