Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether Article I, Section 2 and the Seventeenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution require the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to defer to the states" determination that provision of documentary evidence of citizenship is necessary to enforce the states" voter qualifications; and (2) whether Article I, Section 2 and the Seventeenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution permit a dual voter rolls system in which some voters who are qualified to vote for federal office holders are not also qualified to vote for those "in the most numerous branch of the state legislature."
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/21/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2015) |
| 04/15/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 26, 2015. |
| 04/21/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| 04/21/2015 | Letter proposing a lodging of thirteen voter registration forms received from counsel for amicus American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| 04/21/2015 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| 04/22/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed. |
| 04/23/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed. |
| 04/23/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed. |
| 04/23/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
| 04/23/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| 05/26/2015 | Brief of respondents United States Election Assistance Commission, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 05/26/2015 | Brief of Intervenors-Respondents League of Women Voters, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 05/26/2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Valle del Sol, et al. to respond filed. |
| 05/26/2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., et al to respond filed. |
| 06/08/2015 | Reply of petitioners Kris W. Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State, et al. filed. |
| 06/09/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015. |
| 06/29/2015 | Petition DENIED. |