No. 21A376
Title:John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Applicants
v.
Marcus Caster, et al.
Docketed:January 28, 2022
Linked with 21-1087
Lower Ct:United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
   Case Numbers:(2:21-cv-1536)
   Decision Date:
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:

DateProceedings and Orders
Jan 28 2022Application (21A376) for a stay or injunctive relief pending appeal, submitted to Justice Thomas.
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Jan 28 2022Response to application (21A376) requested by Justice Thomas, due by noon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Jan 31 2022Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief and Amicus Brief of The National Republican Redistricting Trust not accepted for filing. (February 01, 2022 - Brief uploaded in wrong case)
Jan 31 2022Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by Louisiana, et al. VIDED.
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Jan 31 2022Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by The National Republican Redistricting Trust.
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Feb 01 2022Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by Alabama Center for Law and Liberty. VIDED.
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Feb 01 2022Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by United States Representatives from Alabama. VIDED.
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Feb 02 2022Response to application from respondents Marcus Caster, et al. filed.
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Feb 02 2022Reply of applicants John Merrill, et al. filed.
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Feb 07 2022Application (21A376) referred to the Court.
Feb 07 2022Application (21A376) granted by the Court. The application is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment (No. 21-1087). Respondents do not oppose treating the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and do not oppose granting the petition (although they do oppose granting a stay). With that fact taken into account, the petition is granted. The district court's January 24, 2022 preliminary injunction in No. 2:21-cv-1536 is stayed pending further order of the Court. Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). The Chief Justice dissenting from grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). Justice Kagan, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from grant of applications for stays. (Detached opinion).

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130

edmund.lacour@alabamaag.gov
334-242-7300
Party name: John Merrill, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Abha Khanna
    Counsel of Record
Elias Law Group LLP
1700 Seventh Ave
Suite 2100
Seattle, WA 98101

akhanna@elias.law
206-656-0177
Party name: Marcus Caster, et al.
Other
Elizabeth Baker Murrill
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
1885 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

murrille@ag.louisiana.gov
225-326-6766
Party name: States of LA, AR, AZ, GA, IN, KY, MS, MO, MT, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV
Jason Brett Torchinsky
    Counsel of Record
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC
15405 John Marshall Hwy
Haymarket, VA 20169

jtorchinsky@holtzmanvogel.com
540 341 8808
Party name: The National Republican Redistricting Trust
Matthew James Clark
    Counsel of Record
Alabama Center for Law and Liberty
2213 Morris Ave.
Floor 1
Birmingham, AL 35203

matt@alabamalawandliberty.org
256-510-1828
Party name: Alabama Center for Law and Liberty
Christopher Ernest Mills
    Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
8436060640
Party name: United States Representatives from Alabama