No. 25-1019
Vide 25-1017, 25-1022
 
Title: Warren Petersen, President of the Arizona Senate, et al., Petitioners
v.
Mi Familia Vota, et al.
Docketed: February 24, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-3188, 24-3559, 24-4029)
   Decision Date: February 25, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: September 22, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 05 2025 Application (25A673) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2025 to February 19, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Dec 09 2025 Application (25A673) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 19, 2026.
Feb 19 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Mar 16 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2026 to May 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 17 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2026, for all respondents.
Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed. VIDED.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Federation for American Immigration Reform filed. VIDED.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Center for Election Confidence, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
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Mar 26 2026 Brief amici curiae of Arizona Free Enterprise Club, et al. filed. VIDED.
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May 26 2026 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
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May 26 2026 Brief of respondents Democratic National Committee, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
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May 26 2026 Brief of respondents Mi Familia Vota, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
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May 26 2026 Brief of respondents Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander for Equity Coalition, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 01 2026 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 02 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
Jun 02 2026 Reply of petitioners Warren Petersen, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Kory Alan Langhofer
Counsel of Record
Statecraft PLLC
649 North Fourth Avenue, First Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003

KORY@STATECRAFTLAW.COM
Ph: (602) 382-4078
Party name: Warren Petersen, in his official capacity as the President of the Arizona Senate, and Steve Montenegro, in his official capacity as the Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives


Attorneys for Respondents
David Robert Fox
Counsel of Record
Elias Law Group LLP
250 Massachusetts Ave NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20001

DFOX@ELIAS.LAW
Ph: 202-968-4490
Party name: Mi Familia Vota and Voto Latino


Danielle Marie Lang
Counsel of Record
Campaign Legal Center
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005

dlang@campaignlegal.org
Ph: 2027362200
Party name: AZ AANHPI Equity, LUCHA, and Promise Arizona


Hashim M. Mooppan
Counsel of Record
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530

lois.freeman@usdoj.gov
Ph: 202-514-2201
Party name: United States of America


Seth P. Waxman
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

SETH.WAXMAN@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: (202) 663-6000
Party name: Democratic National Committee and Arizona Democratic Party


Daniel Stephen Volchok
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037

DANIEL.VOLCHOK@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: (202) 663-6103
Party name: Democratic National Committee and Arizona Democratic Party


Other Attorneys
Dominic Emil Draye
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2101 L Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

drayed@gtlaw.com
Ph: 2023313100
Party name: Arizona Free Enterprise Club and Arizona Liberty Network


Christopher J. Hajec
Counsel of Record
Federation for American Immigration Reform
25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 335
Washington, DC 20001

chajec@fairus.org
Ph: 202-328-7004
Party name: Federation for American Immigration Reform


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, Inc., and Honest Elections Project


Michael T. Morley
Counsel of Record
Florida State University Election Law Center
425 W. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306

michaelmorleyesq@hotmail.com
Ph: 8607783883
Party name: Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center


Anthony John Powell
Counsel of Record
Office of the Kansas Attorney General
120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612

ANTHONY.POWELL@AG.KS.GOV
Ph: 785-296-2215
Party name: Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia