| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 10 2015 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2015) |
| Mar 4 2015 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 20, 2015. |
| Mar 20 2015 |
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc filed. |
| Apr 20 2015 |
Brief of respondents Bobbie S. Mack, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 1 2015 |
Reply of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, O. John Beniser, and Maria B. Pycha filed. |
| May 5 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2015. |
| May 26 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015. |
| Jun 1 2015 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015. |
| Jun 8 2015 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 11 2015 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Stephen M. Shapiro, et al. |
| Jun 22 2015 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jun 22 2015 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2015. |
| Jun 22 2015 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 24, 2015. |
| Jul 6 2015 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Aug 5 2015 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Aug 7 2015 |
Brief of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, et al. filed. |
| Aug 13 2015 |
Brief amici curiae of Common Cause and The Campaign Legal Center, Inc. filed. |
| Aug 14 2015 |
Brief amicus curiae of Virginia State Conference of the NAACP filed. |
| Aug 14 2015 |
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc filed. |
| Aug 14 2015 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors Joshua A. Douglas and Michael E. Solimine, Election Law Scholars filed. |
| Sep 9 2015 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
| Sep 10 2015 |
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Sep 18 2015 |
The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 25, 2015. |
| Sep 25 2015 |
Brief of respondents David J. McManus, Jr., Chairman, Maryland State Board of Elections, et al. filed. |
| Oct 2 2015 |
CIRCULATED |
| Oct 26 2015 |
Reply of petitioners Stephen M. Shapiro, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 4 2015 |
Argued. For petitioners: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Steven M. Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, Md. |
| Dec 8 2015 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jan 11 2016 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |