| No. 24-110 Vide 24-109 |
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| Title: |
Press Robinson, et al., Appellants v. Phillip Callais, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 1, 2024 |
| Linked with: | 25A1197 |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
| Case Numbers: | (3:24-cv-00122-DCJ-CES-RRS) |
| Decision Date: | April 30, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Jun 18 2024 | Application (23A1142) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from June 30, 2024 to August 7, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Jun 18 2024 | Response to application from respondents Phillip Callais, et al. filed. |
| Jun 24 2024 | Application (23A1142) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 30, 2024. |
| Jul 30 2024 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 3, 2024) Jurisdictional Statement Appendix Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 03 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 03 2024 | Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Phillip Callais, et al. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 16 2024 | Brief opposing motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellants Press Robinson, et al. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Other |
| Sep 18 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024. |
| Oct 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
| Nov 04 2024 | PROBABLE JURISDICTION NOTED. Probable jurisdiction is noted in No. 24-109. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Nov 04 2024 | 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. 24-109. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-109. 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.” |
| Feb 10 2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 24, 2025. VIDED. |
| Feb 11 2025 | Record requested from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. |
| Feb 19 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 20 2025 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and available with the Clerk. |
| Mar 24 2025 | Argued. For appellant in 24-109: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La. For appellants in 24-110: Stuart C. Naifeh, New York, N. Y. For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo. VIDED. |
| Jun 27 2025 | These cases are restored to the calendar for reargument. In due course, the Court will issue an order scheduling argument and specifying any additional questions to be addressed in supplemental briefing. Justice Thomas, dissenting (Detached Opinion). ). VIDED. |
| Aug 01 2025 | The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question raised on pages 36—38 of the Brief for Appellees: Whether the State’s intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. Supplemental briefs for appellants are due on or before Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Supplemental brief for appellees is due on or before Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Reply briefs are due on or before 2 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2025. The time to file amicus curiae briefs is as provided for by this Court’s Rule 37.3. Word limits and cover colors for the briefs should correspond to the provisions of this Court’s Rule 33.1(g) pertaining to briefs on the merits rather than to the provision pertaining to supplemental briefs. VIDED. |
| Aug 12 2025 | SET FOR REARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. VIDED. |
| Sep 02 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 24 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 15 2025 | Argued. For appellants Press Robinson, et al.: Janai Nelson, New York, N. Y. For appellant Louisiana: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La. For appellees: Edward D. Greim, Kansas City, Mo. For United States, as amicus curiae, in support of appellees: Hashim M. Mooppan, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED. |
| Apr 29 2026 | Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Jackson, JJ., joined. VIDED. |
| Apr 29 2026 | Application (25A1197) of Phillip Callais, et al. to issue the judgment forthwith, submitted to Justice Alito. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Apr 29 2026 | Response to application (25A1197) requested by Justice Alito, due by 4 p.m. (EDT) on April 30, 2026. |
| Apr 30 2026 | Response to application from Louisiana filed. Main Document |
| Apr 30 2026 | Response to application from Press Robinson, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Apr 30 2026 | Letter of Louisiana filed. Main Document |
| Apr 30 2026 | Letter of Press Robinson, et al. filed. Main Document Other Proof of Service |
| May 01 2026 | Letter of applicant Phillip Callais, et al. filed. Main Document Other Other Other Proof of Service |
| May 04 2026 | Application (25A1197) referred to the Court. |
| May 04 2026 | Judgment Issued. Main Document |
| May 05 2026 | Motion to recall the judgment filed by Press Robinson, et al. Main Document Proof of Service |
| May 06 2026 | Motion to recall the judgment DENIED. |