North Carolina v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Petition for certiorari denied on May 15, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether a federal court has the authority to re-impose, under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the same "anti-retrogression" preclearance standard invalidated as to Section 5 by Shelby County v. Holder; (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in holding that, although the challenged reforms did not adversely affect minority voting, the North Carolina legislature nonetheless intended to deny African Americans the right to vote; and (3) whether statistical racial disparities in the use of voting mechanisms or procedures are relevant to a vote denial claim under Section 2.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Today's orders (Amy Howe, May 15, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, March 29, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/10/2016 | Application (16A362) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 27, 2016 to November 28, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 10/14/2016 | Application (16A362) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 28, 2016. |
| 11/08/2016 | Application (16A362) to extend further the time from November 28, 2016 to December 26, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 11/14/2016 | Application (16A362) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 26, 2016. |
| 12/27/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2017) |
| 12/27/2016 | Appendix of North Carolina, et al. filed. |
| 01/19/2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 01/26/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| 01/30/2017 | Brief of respondents North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 01/30/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. |
| 02/13/2017 | Reply of petitioners North Carolina, et al. filed. |
| 02/15/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2017. |
| 02/21/2017 | Motion pursuant to Rule 46.2(a) to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari received from counsel for petitioners the State of North Carolina and Governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper. |
| 02/24/2017 | Notice of non-interest of parties pursuant to Rule 12.4 from counsel for petitioners received. |
| 02/24/2017 | Motion of counsel for all petitioners to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.2(a) filed. |
| 02/27/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/27/2017 | Objection to motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 46.2(b) filed. |
| 02/27/2017 | Conditional motion to add the North Carolina General Assembly as an additional petitioner filed. |
| 03/09/2017 | Reply of Private Respondents to objection to the motion to dismiss and response to conditional motion to add a party filed. |
| 03/09/2017 | Reply of petitioners to objection to the motion to dismiss under Rule 46.2 filed. |
| 03/15/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017. |
| 03/15/2017 | Reply in support of the conditional motion to add the North Carolina General Assembly as an additional petitioner filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/29/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/10/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017. |
| 04/17/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| 04/24/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| 05/08/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| 05/15/2017 | Petition DENIED Statement of Chief Justice Roberts respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |