| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Oct 10 2016 | Application (16A362) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 27, 2016 to November 28, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. | 
| Oct 14 2016 | Application (16A362) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 28, 2016. | 
| Nov 8 2016 | Application (16A362) to extend further the time from November 28, 2016 to December 26, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. | 
| Nov 14 2016 | Application (16A362) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 26, 2016. | 
| Dec 27 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2017) | 
| Dec 27 2016 | Appendix of North Carolina, et al. filed. | 
| Jan 19 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. | 
| Jan 26 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. | 
| Jan 30 2017 | Brief of respondents North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. in opposition filed. | 
| Jan 30 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. | 
| Feb 13 2017 | Reply of petitioners North Carolina, et al. filed. | 
| Feb 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2017. | 
| Feb 21 2017 | Motion pursuant to Rule 46.2(a) to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari received from counsel for petitioners the State of North Carolina and Governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper. | 
| Feb 24 2017 | Notice of non-interest of parties pursuant to Rule 12.4 from counsel for petitioners received. | 
| Feb 24 2017 | Motion of counsel for all petitioners to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.2(a) filed. | 
| Feb 27 2017 | Rescheduled. | 
| Feb 27 2017 | Objection to motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 46.2(b) filed. | 
| Feb 27 2017 | Conditional motion to add the North Carolina General Assembly as an additional petitioner filed. | 
| Mar 9 2017 | Reply of Private Respondents to objection to the motion to dismiss and response to conditional motion to add a party filed. | 
| Mar 9 2017 | Reply of petitioners to objection to the motion to dismiss under Rule 46.2 filed. | 
| Mar 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017. | 
| Mar 15 2017 | Reply in support of the conditional motion to add the North Carolina General Assembly as an additional petitioner filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Mar 29 2017 | Rescheduled. | 
| Apr 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017. | 
| Apr 17 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. | 
| Apr 24 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. | 
| May 8 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. | 
| May 15 2017 | Petition DENIED Statement of Chief Justice Roberts respecting the denial of certiorari.  (Detached Opinion) |