| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 26 2002 | Application (A01-649) for a stay and injunction pending appeal, |
| | submitted to Justice Scalia. |
| Feb 26 2002 | Response to application (A01-649) filed by Mississippi Republican |
| | Executive Committee. |
| Feb 26 2002 | (A01-649)Supplement to the Application for Stay |
| Feb 26 2002 | Application (A01-649) denied by Justice Scalia. |
| Feb 26 2002 | Application (A01-649) refiled and submitted to Justice Souter. |
| Feb 27 2002 | (A01-649) Application scheduled for the March 1, 2002 Conference |
| Feb 27 2002 | Application (A01-649) referred to the Court by Justice Souter. |
| Mar 1 2002 | Application (A01-649) denied by the Court. |
| Mar 28 2002 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 27, 2002) |
| Mar 28 2002 | Appendix of appellants filed. |
| Apr 9 2002 | Waiver of right of appellees Eric Clark, et al. to respond filed. |
| Apr 24 2002 | Supplemental brief of appellants Beatrice Branch, et al. filed. |
| Apr 29 2002 | Waiver of right of appellee Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee |
| | to respond filed. |
| Apr 29 2002 | Motion of appellee Mississippi Republican Executive Committee to |
| | affirm filed. VIDED. |
| May 9 2002 | Reply brief of appellants Beatrice Branch, et al. filed. |
| May 14 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2002 |
| Jun 3 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2002 |
| Jun 10 2002 | PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. The cases are consolidated and a |
| | total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT December 10, 2002. |
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| Jul 5 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' |
| | briefs on the merits to and including August 26, 2002. |
| Jul 18 2002 | Motion of Nationalist Movement for leave to file a brief as amicus |
| | curiae filed. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Motion of Nationalist Movement for leave to file a brief as amicus |
| | curiae GRANTED. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Brief of appellants Beatrice Branch, et al. filed. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Robert C. Jubelirer and Matthew Ryan filed. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP, et al. filed. |
| Aug 28 2002 | LODGING consisting of one set of fourteen folders containing |
| | letters submitted by counsel for amici NAACP, et al. |
| Sep 3 2002 | Letter waiving right of appellee Mississippi Democratic Executive |
| | Committee to file a respondent's brief on the merits filed. |
| Sep 26 2002 | Brief of appellees John Robert Smith, et al. filed. |
| Sep 30 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty sets of three documents received from |
| | counsel for appellants. |
| Sep 30 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Oct 10 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 23 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 1 2002 | Reply brief of appellants Beatrice Branch, et al. filed. |
| Nov 4 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 22 2002 | Record filed. |
| Dec 10 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Dec 12 2002 | Letter from counsel for the petitioner received and distributed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., announced the judgment of the |
| | Court and delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court with respect |
| | toParts I and II, the opinion of the Court with respect to Part |
| | III-A, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, |
| | Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to |
| | Parts III-B and IV, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy and |
| | Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion, in |
| | Part II of which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| | Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurringin |
| | the judgment, in which Souter and Breyer, JJ., joined. O'Connor, |
| | J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in |
| | which Thomas, J., joined. |
| Apr 30 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 5 2003 | Records returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of |
| | Mississippi. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Robert Bruce McDuff | 767 North Congress Street | 6019690802 |
| Jackson, MS 39202 | |
| Party name: Beatrice Branch, et al. |
| | | |
| Carlton Reeves | Pigott Reeves Johnson & Minor | 6013542121 |
| PO Box 22725 | |
| Jackson, MS 39225-2725 | |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Michael Wallace | Phelps Dunbar | 6013522300 |
| PO Box 23066 | |
| Jackson, MS 39225-3006 | |
| Party name: Mississippi Republican Executive Committee |
| | | |
| Arthur Jernigan | Watson & Jernigan | 6019398900 |
| PO Box 23546 | |
| Jackson, MS 39225-3546 | |
| Party name: John Robert Smith, et al., |
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| Tom H. Cole Jr. | Office of the Attorney General | 6013593824 |
| PO Box 220 | |
| Jackson, MS 39205 | |
| Party name: Eric Clark, et al. |
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| John G. Jones | PO Box 13960 | 6013555200 |
| Jackson, MS 39286-3960 | |
| Party name: Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee |
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| Grant M. Fox | P. O. Box 797 | 6628442068 |
| Tupelo, MS 38802-2068 | |
| | | |
| Herbert Lee Jr. | 2311 West Capitol Street | 6013559895 |
| Jackson, MS 39209 | |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Richard Barrett | P.O. Box 2050 | 6018852288 |
| Learned, MI 39154 | |
| Party name: Nationalist Movement |
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| John P. Krill jr. | Kirkpatrick and Lockhart | 7172314300 |
| 240 North third Street | |
| harrisburg, PA 17101 | |
| Party name: Robert C. Jubelirer and Matthew Ryan |
| | | |
| J. Gerald Herbert | 5019 Waple Lane | 7035675873 |
| Alexandria, VA 22304 | |
| Party name: NAACP, et al. |
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| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
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