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Benninghoff v. 2021 Legislative Reapportionment Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on October 31, 2022

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument 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)
06/01/2022Application (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.
06/08/2022Application (21A798) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 14, 2022.
07/14/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2022)
07/27/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 17, 2022 to September 16, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
08/01/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 16, 2022, for all respondents.
08/17/2022Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
09/16/2022Brief of respondent 2021 Legislative Reapportionment Commission in opposition filed.
09/16/2022Brief of respondent Joanna E. McClinton in opposition filed.
09/30/2022Reply of petitioner Kerry Benninghoff, individually, and as Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives filed.
10/05/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
10/31/2022Petition DENIED.