| No. 21-248 |
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| Title: |
Philip E. Berger, et al., Petitioners v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 23, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-2273) |
| Decision Date: | June 7, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Aug 19 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2021) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 26 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2021 to October 13, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Aug 27 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 13, 2021. |
| Oct 13 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Greensboro NAACP, High Point NAACP, Moore County NAACP, Stokes County Branch of the NAACP, Winston Salem-Forsyth County NAACP to respond filed. Main Document |
| Oct 13 2021 | Brief of respondents Damon Circosta, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 27 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021. |
| Oct 27 2021 | Reply of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021. |
| Nov 24 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Brief of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 10 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican State Leadership Committee filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. Proof of Service Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Wisconsin Legislature filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers Democracy Fund and Rep. Rodney Davis filed. Main Document Main Document Main Document |
| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 26 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Jan 28 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, March 21, 2022. |
| Feb 09 2022 | Brief of NAACP respondents filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 09 2022 | Brief of State respondents filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 11 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Orr filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 16 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, Wisconsin, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 16 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Feb 16 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.A. North Carolina Middle District has been electronically filed. |
| Mar 07 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents GRANTED. |
| Mar 08 2022 | Reply of petitioners Philip E. Berger, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 21 2022 | Argued. For petitioners: David H. Thompson, Washington, D. C. For NAACP respondents: Elisabeth S. Theodore, Washington, D. C. For state respondents: Sarah Boyce, Deputy Solicitor General, Raleigh, N. C. |
| Jun 23 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 25 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |