No. 25A1316
 
Title: Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Applicants
v.
Marcus Caster, et al.
Docketed: May 27, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-11828)
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 27 2026 Application (25A1316) for a stay, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Main Document Other Other Other Proof of Service
May 27 2026 Response to application (25A1316) requested by Justice Thomas, due by 4 p.m. (EDT), on June 1, 2026.
May 27 2026 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Response to application from respondent Marcus Caster, et al. filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Reply of applicant Wes Allen, et al. filed.
Reply Proof of Service
Jun 01 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee filed.
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Jun 02 2026 Application (25A1316) referred to the Court.
Jun 02 2026 Application (25A1316) for stay presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is granted. The May 26, 2026, order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, case No. 2:21–cv–1536, is stayed pending the timely filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. (Detached Opinion) Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissent. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Alexander Barrett Bowdre
Counsel of Record
Office of Alabama Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-0152

barrett.bowdre@AlabamaAG.gov
Ph: 334-353-8892
Party name: Wes Allen, 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
Ph: 206-656-0177
Party name: Caster Marcus, et al.


Other Attorneys
Erin Morrow Hawley
Counsel of Record
Lex Politica
611 Pennsylvania Ave.
Suite 353
Washington, DC 20003

ehawley@lexpolitica.com
Ph: 4178343372
Party name: National Republican Congressional Committee


D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States