| No. 24-568 | |
| Title: | Michael J. Bost, et al., Petitioners v. Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. |
| Docketed: | November 21, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-2644) |
| Decision Date: | August 21, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 19 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2024) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 04 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Dec 11 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2024 | Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 02 2025 | Response Requested. (Due February 3, 2025) |
| Jan 15 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2025 to March 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jan 16 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 5, 2025. |
| Feb 25 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2025 to April 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 26 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 4, 2025. |
| Mar 28 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 31 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 14, 2025. |
| Apr 14 2025 | Brief of respondents Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 25 2025 | Reply of petitioners Michael Bost, et al. filed. |
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| Apr 29 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025. |
| May 14 2025 | Rescheduled. |
| May 19 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025. |
| May 27 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025. |
| Jun 02 2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 01 2025 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 03 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 22, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2025. |
| Jul 21 2025 | Motion of Michael Bost, et al. to dispense with joint appendix submitted. |
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| Jul 22 2025 | Brief of petitioners Michael Bost, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Integrity Project California, Inc. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 29 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM | (202) 742-8900 |
| Party name: Michael Bost, et al. | ||
| T. Russell Nobile | Judicial Watch, Inc. P.O. Box 6592 Gulfport, Mississippi, MS 39506 Rnobile@judicialwatch.org | (202) 527-9866 |
| Party name: Michael Bost, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Jane Elinor Notz Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois 115 South LaSalle Street 23rd Floor Chicago, IL 60603 JANE.NOTZ@ILAG.GOV | 312-814-5376 |
| Party name: Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. | ||
| Alex Hemmer | Office of the Illinois Attorney General 115 S. LaSalle St. Chicago, IL 60603 alex.hemmer@ilag.gov | (312) 814-5526 |
| Party name: Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| D. John Sauer Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| John Christian Adams Counsel of Record | Public Interest Legal Foundation 107 S. West Street Suite 700 Alexandria, VA 22314 adams@publicinterestlegal.org | 703-745-5870 |
| Party name: Public Interest Legal Foundation | ||
| Bradley Alan Benbrook Counsel of Record | Benbrook Law Group 701 University Avenue, Suite 106 Sacramento, CA 95825 brad@benbrooklawgroup.com | 9164474900 |
| Party name: Center for Election Confidence | ||
| Jeremy Joseph Broggi Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 JBROGGI@WILEY.LAW | 202-719-7000 |
| Party name: The NRCC and The NRSC | ||
| Drew Curtis Ensign Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel 2555 E. Camelback Road Suite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85016 densign@holtzmanvogel.com | 602-388-1262 |
| Party name: Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections and Honest Elections Project | ||
| Jonathon Paul Hauenschild Counsel of Record | Center for Election Confidence, Inc. 4201 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 110-315 Arlington, VA 22203 jhauenschild@electionconfidence.org | 202-441-5487 |
| Party name: Center for Election Confidence, Inc. | ||
| Erick G. Kaardal Counsel of Record | Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, P.A. 150 South Fifth Street Suite 3100 Minneapolis, MN 55402 kaardal@mklaw.com | (612) 341-1074 |
| Party name: Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, PA Fair Elections, and Wisconsin Voter Alliance | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM | (703) 243-9423 |
| Party name: Republican National Committee | ||
| Michael T. Morley Counsel of Record | Florida State University, Election Law Center 425 W. Jefferson Street Talahassee, FL 32306 mmorley@law.fsu.edu | 8607783883 |
| Party name: Professor Michael T. Morley And Florida State University Election Law Center | ||
| Christopher Owen Murray Counsel of Record | First & Fourteenth, PLLC 2 N. Cascade Ave. Suite 1430 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 chris@first-fourteenth.com | 719.428.4937 |
| Party name: Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections and RITE PAC | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 WJO@MINDSPRING.COM | 7033565070 |
| Party name: America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Def. Fund, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, The Presidential Coalition, LLC, and Conservative Legal Def. and Education Fund | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 WJO@MINDSPRING.COM | 7033565070 |
| Party name: America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, The Presidential Coalition, LLC, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund | ||
| Michael James O'Neill Counsel of Record | Landmark Legal Foundation 19415 Deerfield Ave. Suite 312 Leesburg, VA 20176 MIKE@LANDMARKLEGAL.ORG | 703-554-6100 |
| Party name: Integrity Project California, Inc. | ||
| Ari Joseph Savitzky Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 asavitzky@aclu.org | 2125492500 |
| Party name: League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Illinois, American Civil Liberties Union, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., and Rutherford Institute | ||
| Andrew L. Schlafly Counsel of Record | 939 Old Chester Road Far Hills, NJ 07931 aschlafly@aol.com | 908-719-8608 |
| Party name: Phyllis Schlafly Eagles and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow Counsel of Record | American Center for Law and Justice 201 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | 2025468890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice | ||
| Jason Brett Torchinsky Counsel of Record | Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC 2300 N Street, NW Ste. 643 Washington, DC 20037 JTORCHINSKY@HOLTZMANVOGEL.COM | 2027378808 |
| Party name: Honest Elections Project | ||
| Michael Ray Williams Counsel of Record | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E Charleston, WV 25305 mwilliams@wvago.gov | 304-558-2021 |
| Party name: State of West Virginia and 10 Other States | ||