| No. 19-1257 Vide 19-1258 | |
| Title: | Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. Democratic National Committee, et al. |
| Docketed: | April 30, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-15845) |
| Decision Date: | January 27, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 27 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2020) |
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| Apr 30 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Mark Brnovich, et al. |
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| May 20 2020 | Motion of respondent Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State to extend the time to file a response from June 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 20 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 1, 2020, for all respondents. |
| May 29 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
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| May 29 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Ohio, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican State Leadership Committee filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Election Integrity Project California and Arizona filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Helen Purcell filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, Center for Equal Opportunity, and Project 21 filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of American Constitutional Union filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Elijah Haahr, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Maricopa County filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation et al. filed. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Governor Douglas A. Ducey, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Jun 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Ted Cruz, Marsha Blackburn, John Cornyn, Tom Cotton, James M. Inhofe, James Lankford, And Mike Lee filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 01 2020 | Brief of respondent Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State in opposition filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 01 2020 | Brief of respondents Democratic National Committee, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
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| Jul 02 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from July 15, 2020 to July 29, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 02 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until July 29, 2020, granted. |
| Jul 28 2020 | Reply of petitioner Mark Brnovich, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jul 29 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Oct 02 2020 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-1258 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Oct 02 2020 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-1257. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-1257. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Oct 26 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Mark Brnovich, et al. |
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| Oct 28 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Arizona Republican Party, et al. |
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| Nov 11 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State. VIDED. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 13 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Democratic National Committee, et al. VIDED. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 13 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. |
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| Nov 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including November 30, 2020. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 13, 2021. VIDED. |
| Nov 30 2020 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
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| Nov 30 2020 | Brief of State Petitioners filed. VIDED. |
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| Nov 30 2020 | Brief of Private Petitioners filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Election Integrity Project California, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 04 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 04 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Ohio, Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 04 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 04 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of American Constitutional Rights Union filed. VIDED |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican Governors Public Policy Committee filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Helen Purcell in Support of Petitioners filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Governor Douglas A. Ducey, President of the Arizona State Senate Karen Fann, and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Russell Bowers filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Legislators Elijah Haahr, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Senator Ted Cruz and Ten Other Members of the United States Senate filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Speaker Robin Vos filed. VIDED |
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| Dec 07 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Governor Kristi Noem filed. VIDED. |
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| Dec 31 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. VIDED. |
| Jan 06 2021 | Motion of Arizona Republican Party, et al. for divided argument submitted. |
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| Jan 13 2021 | Brief of Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State submitted. |
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| Jan 13 2021 | Brief of Democratic National Committee, et al. submitted. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Michael A. Carvin Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 macarvin@jonesday.com | (202) 879-7643 |
| Party name: Arizona Republican Party, et al. | ||
| Joseph Andrew Kanefield Counsel of Record | Arizona Attorney General's Office 2005 N. Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004 allyson.flanagan@azag.gov | 6025428017 |
| Party name: Mark Brnovich, et al. | ||
| Jeffrey B. Wall Counsel of Record | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Jessica Ring Amunson Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 JAmunson@jenner.com | 202-639-6023 |
| Party name: Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State | ||
| Marc Erik Elias Counsel of Record | Perkins Cole, LLP 700 13th St, NW Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20005-3960 melias@perkinscoie.com | 202-434-1609 |
| Party name: Democratic National Committee, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Jessie Ann Augustyn Counsel of Record | Wisconsin State Senate 1 East Main Street Room 131 South Madison, WI 53703 jessie.augustyn@legis.wi.gov | 6082665660 |
| Party name: Wisconsin Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Speaker Robin Vos | ||
| Bradley Alan Benbrook Counsel of Record | Benbrook Law Group 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2530 Sacramento, CA 95814 brad@benbrooklawgroup.com | 9164474900 |
| Party name: Senator Ted Cruz and Ten Other Members of the United States Senate | ||
| David James Cantelme Counsel of Record | Cantelme & Brown PLC 2020 S. McClintock Drive Suite 109 Tempe, AZ 85282 david@cb-attorneys.com | 602 200 0104 |
| Party name: Helen Purcell in Support of Petitioners | ||
| Judith M. Dworkin Counsel of Record | Sacks Tierney P.A. 4250 N. Drinkwater Boulevard Fourth Floor Scottsdale, AZ 85251 judith.dworkin@sackstierney.com | 480-425-2615 |
| Party name: Navajo Nation in Support of Respondent | ||
| Jenna Adrith Hudson Counsel of Record | Gilbert LLP 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20003 hudsonj@gilbertlegal.com | (202) 772-3966 |
| Party name: Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos | ||
| Christopher Matthew Kieser Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 ckieser@pacificlegal.org | 916-419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, Center for Equal Opportunity, and Project 21 | ||
| Jonathan Philip Lienhard Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC 45 North Hill Drive, Suite 100 Warrenton, VA 20186 jlienhard@hvjt.law | 15403418809 |
| Party name: Honest Elections Project | ||
| Michael James O'Neill Counsel of Record | Landmark Legal Foundation 19415 Deerfield Ave. Suite 312 Leesburg, VA 20176 mike@landmarklegal.org | 703-554-6105 |
| Party name: Election Integrity Project California, et al., | ||
| John Joseph Park Jr. Counsel of Record | Law Offices of Jack Park 616-B Green Street Gainesville, GA 30501 jjp@jackparklaw.com | 470-892-6444 |
| Party name: American Constitutional Rights Union | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Governor Kristi Noem | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||
| Daniel Robert Suhr Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 190 S. LaSalle St., Suire 1500 Chicago, IL 60603 dsuhr@libertyjusticecenter.org | 4145881658 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Jason Brett Torchinsky Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC 15405 John Marshall Hwy. Haymarket, VA 20169 Jtorchinsky@hvjt.law | 540 341 8808 |
| Party name: Republican Governors Public Policy Committee | ||
| Frederick Richard Yarger Counsel of Record | Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP 370 17th Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 yarger@wtotrial.com | 3032441800 |
| Party name: Legislators Elijah Haahr, et al. | ||
| John Christian Adams Counsel of Record | Public Interest Legal Foundation 32 E. Washington St. Suite 1675 Indianapolis, IN 46204 adams@electionlawcenter.com | 317-203-5599 |
| Party name: Public Interest Legal Foundation et al. | ||
| Bobby Burchfield Counsel of Record | King & Spalding LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 bburchfield@kslaw.com | 202-626-5524 |
| Party name: Elijah Haahr, Paul Gazelka, David Ralston, Ron Ryckman, Brady Brammer, and Matt Simpson | ||
| H. Christopher Coates Counsel of Record | Law Office of H. Christopher Coates 934 Compass Point Charleston, SC 29412 curriecoates@gmail.com | (843) 609-7080 |
| Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation | ||
| Dominic Emil Draye Counsel of Record | Greenberg Traurig LLP 2101 L Street N.W. Washington, DC, DC 20037 drayed@gtlaw.com | (202) 331-3168 |
| Party name: Governor Douglas A. Ducey, President of the Arizona State Senate Karen Fann, and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Russell Bowers | ||
| Benjamin Michael Flowers Counsel of Record | Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215 benjamin.flowers@ohioattorneygeneral.gov | 6144668980 |
| Party name: States of Ohio, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia | ||
| Jeffrey Matthew Harris | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Blvd. Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 jeff@consovoymccarthy.com | 202-321-4120 |
| Party name: Honest Elections Project | ||
| Thomas Purcell Liddy Counsel of Record | Maricopa County Attorney's Office 222 North Central Avenue Suite 1100 Phoenix, AZ 85004 liddyt@mcao.maricopa.gov | 602.506.8541 |
| Party name: Maricopa County | ||
| Brett Robert Nolan Counsel of Record | Kentucky Office of the Attorney General 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118 Frankfort, KY 40601 brett.nolan@ky.gov | 502-696-5300 |
| Party name: Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin, and Missouri Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft | ||
| John Joseph Park Jr. Counsel of Record | Law Offices of Jack Park 616-B Green Street Gainesville, GA 30501 jjp@jackparklaw.com | 470-892-6444 |
| Party name: American Constitutional Union | ||
| John Joseph Park Jr. Counsel of Record | Law Offices of Jack Park 616-B Green Street Suite 2200 Gainesville, GA 30501 jjp@jackparklaw.com | 470-892-6444 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation | ||
| Charles Robert Spies Counsel of Record | Dickinson Wright PLLC 1825 Eye Street NW STE 900 Washington, DC 20006 cspies@dickinsonwright.com | 202-466-5964 |
| Party name: Republican State Leadership Committee | ||