North Carolina v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 6, 2015.

Docket No.14-780

Issue

(1) Whether the court of appeals erred by effectively incorporating into Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act the retrogression standard applicable only to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act; and (2) whether the preliminary injunction ordered by the Fourth Circuit subjected North Carolina to a de facto preclearance standard in derogation of North Carolina"s constitutional prerogative to enact laws governing the time, place and manner of holding elections.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Dec 30, 2014

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2015)

Jan 15, 2015

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 6, 2015.

Jan 23, 2015

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.

Jan 26, 2015

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents, Louis M. Duke, and Intervenors/Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Feb 3, 2015

Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., et al. filed.

Feb 4, 2015

Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc. filed.

Feb 4, 2015

Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.

Mar 6, 2015

Brief of respondents League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. in opposition filed.

Mar 18, 2015

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 3, 2015.

Apr 6, 2015

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: North Carolina v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/north-carolina-v-league-of-women-voters-of-north-carolina/