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League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Howard
Case Information
Date Filed: August 12, 2013
State: North Carolina
Issues: Voter ID, Voting Rights Act, Voter Supression
Courts that Heard this Case: Middle District of North Carolina (Case 1:13-cv-00660 ); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Case 16-1468 and 16-1529); United States Supreme Court (Case 14A358)
Issue:
1. Does the reduction in early voting days, loss of same-day registration, and elimination of out of precinct provisional voting opportunities violate the Fourteenth Amendment?
2. Did the Generally Assembly have a discriminatory purpose, which would violate the Fourteenth Amendment, in passing H.B. 589?
3. Do the limits on early voting days, same day registration, and out of precinct provisional voting violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1973)?
4. If the Court finds discrimination against African Americans, should North Carolina be covered under Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act?
Status:
Trial on photo identification requirement held beginning 1/25/16. Opinion upholding voter ID law issued 4/25/16. Notice of Appeal filed 5/6/16. Appellants' brief filed 5/19/16. Brief of U.S. as appellant filed 5/19/16. Court of Appeals order extending District Court's stay filed 6/7/16. Appellees' brief filed 6/9/16. Oral Argument held 6/21/16. Fourth Circuit Decision Reversing District Court filed 7/29/16. Motion for Stay filed 8/3/16. Order Denying Stay filed 8/4/16. Emergency Stay Application filed with U.S. Supreme Court 8/15/16. See North Carolina NAACP v. McCrory for filings.
See related cases: North Carolina NAACP v. McCrory and United States v. North Carolina
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 8/12/13) - North Carolina's Motion for Extension
(filed 9/3/13) - Consent Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 9/12/13) - Order Granting State of North Carolina's Extension of Time to Answer
(filed 9/16/13) - Order Granting Governor Patrick McCrory's Extension of Time to Answer
(filed 9/16/13) - Defendant's Answer
(filed 10/21/13) - Order Granting Leave to File Amicus Brief (filed 11/22/13)
- Motion to Intervene by Plaintiffs Duke et al.
(filed 11/25/13)
- Memorandum
(filed 11/25/13) - Complaint in Intervention
(filed 11/25/13)
- Memorandum
- Motion by U.S. to Consolidate Cases
(filed 11/26/13) - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to U.S.'s Motion to Consolidate Cases
(filed 12/3/13) - Plaintiffs' Motion to Consolidate Cases
(filed 12/3/13) - Defendants' Rule 26(f) Report
(filed 12/5/13) - Plaintiffs' Rule 26(f) Report
(filed 12/5/13) - Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Consolidate
(filed 12/9/13) - Scheduling Order and Consolidation of Cases for Discovery Purposes
(filed 12/13/13) - Joint Motion for Entry of Revised Protective Order
(filed 1/6/14) - Revised Consent Protective Order
(filed 1/6/14) - Supplemental Protective Order
(filed 1/6/14) - Reply Supporting Motion to Intervene
(filed 1/6/14) - Amended Proposed Complaint in Intervention
(filed 1/8/14) - Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Brief
(filed 1/8/14) - U.S.'s Opposition to Defendant's Motion Regarding Electronically Stored Information
(filed 1/8/14) - Joint Motion for Entry of Revised Consent Order
(filed 1/13/14)
- Revised Consent Order
(filed 1/13/14)
- Revised Consent Order
- Revised Consent Order Signed by Judge
(filed 1/17/14) - Motion to Quash Subpoenas to
State Legislators
(filed 1/20/14)
- Exhibit 1- Hise Subpoena
(filed
1/20/14) - Exhibit 2- Rucho Subpoena
(filed
1/20/14) - Exhibit 3- Goolsby Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 4- Apodaca Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 5- Berger Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 6- Warren Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 7- Samuelson Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 8- Tillis Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 9- Pittman Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 10- Moore Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 11- Murry Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 12- Lewis Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14) - Exhibit 13- Boles Subpoena
(filed 1/20/14)
- Exhibit 1- Hise Subpoena
- Memorandum in Support of
Motion to Quash Subpoenas
(filed 1/20/14) - Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production
of Documents
(filed 1/24/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite
Briefing
(filed 1/24/14) - Memorandum Order Granting Motion to Intervene
(filed 1/27/14) - Intervenor Complaint Against the State
(filed 1/28/14) - U.S.'s Statement in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Documents
(filed 1/29/14) - Notice of Hearing on Motion to Quash and Motion to Compel
(filed 2/3/14) - Plaintiffs' Request for a Status Conference
(filed 2/7/14) - Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Documents
(filed 2/7/14)
- Plaintiffs' First RFPs
(filed 2/7/14) - RFP Response
(filed 2/7/14)
- Plaintiffs' First RFPs
- Motion to Expedite Briefing
(filed 2/7/14) - Email from Defendants stating they do not object to Motion to Expedite Briefing (filed 2/10/14)
- Order Granting Motion to Expedite Briefing (filed 2/10/14)
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Quash Subpoenas to State Legislators
(filed 2/10/14)
- Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Documents
(filed 2/10/14)
- Appendix to Exhibits
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 1-a
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 1-b
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 1-c
(filed 2/10/14)
- Appendix to Exhibits
- Appendix of Exhibits to Defendants' Opposition to Motion to Compel
(filed 2/10/14)
- Exhibit 2
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 3
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 4
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 5
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 6
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 7
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 8
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 9
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 10
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 11
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 12
(filed 2/10/14) - Exhibit 13
(filed 2/10/14)
- Exhibit 2
- United States' Brief in Opposition to Motion to Quash Subpoenas to State Legislators
(filed 2/10/14)
- Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
(filed 2/17/14) - Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
(filed 2/17/14)
- Exhibit A
(filed 2/17/14)
- Exhibit A
- Defendants' Motion to Expedite Briefing
(filed 2/17/14)
- Proposed Order
(filed 2/17/14)
- Proposed Order
- Defendants' Answer to Intervenor Complaint
(filed 2/18/14) - Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Evidence
(filed 2/18/14) - United States' Response to Defendants' Opposition to the Motion to Compel
(filed 2/18/14) - Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion to Compel
(filed 2/18/14)
- United States' Status Report
(filed 2/19/14) - Legislative Movants' Reply in Support of Motion to Quash Subpoenas to State Legislators
(filed 2/20/14) - Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Evidence
(filed 2/20/14) - United States' Response to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
(filed 2/20/14)
- Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order
(filed 2/20/14)
- United States' Motion for Extension of Time
(filed
2/25/14) - Supplemental Brief in Support of
Legislative Immunity
(filed
2/26/14)
- Joint Status Report
(filed
2/26/14) - United States' Supplemental Brief in
Opposition to Motion to Quash Subpoenas to State Legislators
(filed
2/26/14) - Supplemental Briefing in Support of
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Quash Subpoenas
(filed
2/26/14)
- Supplement Unpublished Cases
(filed
2/26/14)
- Supplement Unpublished Cases
- Order Granting in Part Motion to Compel, Denying Otherwise
(3/3/14) - Plaintiffs' Motion for Clarification on March 3 Order
(filed 3/26/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Motion for Clarification
(filed 3/26/14) - Response to Motion for Clarification
(filed 3/27/14) - Order granting motion to expedite (filed 3/27/14)
- Order that Motion to Quash and Motion to Compel granted in part, denied in part
(filed 3/27/14) - Order Granting Motion for Clarification
(filed 3/28/14) - Legislative Movants' Objection to March 27
Order
(filed 4/2/14)
- Motion to Stay March 27 Order
(filed 4/2/14) - Text Order Granting Motion to Stay (filed 4/4/14)
- Plaintiffs' Joint Motion to Expand Page
Limitations
(filed 4/7/14)
- United States' Opposition to Objection to Order on Legislative Privilege
(4/14/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Court's Response to Defendant's Objection
(4/14/14)
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Objection on Legislative Privilege
(4/14/14)
- Order Setting Hearing on Legislators'
Pending Objection
(4/29/14) - United States' Notice of Subsequently Decided Authority
(filed 5/7/14)
- Order that Legislators' Pending Objections are overruled in part and sustained in part
(filed 5/15/14) - Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleading
(filed 5/19/14) - Defendants' Memorandum in Support for Motion for Judgement on the Pleadings
(filed 5/19/14) - United States' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and for Appointment of Federal Observers
(filed 5/19/14) - United States' Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and for Appointment of Federal Observers
(filed 5/19/14) - Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 5/19/14)
- Brief in Support

- Master Joint Appendix

- Supplemental Appendix

- Declaration of Kay Gordon Brandon

- Exhibit 1 Declaration of Sarah Bufkin

- Exhibit 2 Declaration of Bessie Carrington

- Exhibit 3 Declaration of Masac Dorlouis
- Exhibit 4 Declaration of Rosa Nell Eaton

- Exhibit 5 Declaration of Armenta Eaton

- Exhibit 6 Declaration of Nicole Latrice Little

- Exhibit 7 Declaration of Renee Michaux

- Exhibit 8 Declaration of Melvin Montford

- Exhibit 9 Declaration of Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II

- Exhibit 10 Declaration of Maria Teresa Unger Palmer

- Additional Declaration of Bob Phillips

- Additional Declaration of Octavia Rainey

- Additional Declaration of Hugh Stohler

- Additional Declaration of Goldie Frinks Wells

- Additional Declaration of Gary Bartlett

- Additional Declaration of Henry M. Michaux, Jr.

- Additional Declaration of Josh Stein

- Additional Declaration of George Gilbert

- Additional Declaration of Alma Adams

- Additional Declaration Daniel T. Blue, Jr.

- Additional Declaration of Larry D. Hall

- Additional Declaration Senator Earline Parmon

- Additional Declaration Shelly Willingham

- Additional Declaration Rick Glazier

- Additional Declaration Mary Price Taylor Harrison

- Additional Declaration Kenneth Leigh Goodman

- Additional Declaration of FLoyd McKissick Jr.
- Additional Declaration Eleanor G. Kinnaird

- Additional Declaration Angela R. Bryant

- Additional Declaration Grier Martin

- Additional Declaration Jacqueline Taylor

- Additional Declaration Marilyn Harris
- Additional Declaration Harry Sawyer

- Additional Declaration Ion V. Sancho

- Additional Declaration Dawson Blaire Gould

- Deposition of Carolina State Board of Elections

- Deposition of Marc Burris

- Expert Report of Paul Gronke

- Expert Report of Allan J. Lichtman,

- Declaration of Charles Stewart III

- Expert Report of Lorraine C. Minnite

- Expert Report of Barry C. Burden

- Additional Declaration of Henry M. Michaux, Jr.

- Expert Report of J. Morgan Kousser

- Declaration of Steven F. Lawson

- Expert Report of James L. Leloudis II

- Expert Report of Theordore T. Allen

- Expert Report of Peter Levine et al.

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- Declaration of Peyton McCrary

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- Brief in Support
- Joint Status Report
(filed 5/22/14) - Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 5/28/14) - Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 5/29/14) - Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time in part
(filed 5/29/14) - Third Party Legislators and Defendants'
Brief Regarding Legislative Immunity
(filed 6/11/14) - United States' Brief Regarding Legislative
Immunity
(filed
6/11/14)
- Plaintiffs' Brief regarding Legislative
Immunity
(filed
6/11/14)
- Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs'
Motion for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 6/18/14)
- Exhibit 1 Part 1
- Exhibit 1 Part 2
- Exhibit 1 Part 3
- Exhibit 1 Part 4
- Exhibit 2 Part 1
- Exhibit 2 Part 2
- Exhibit 2 Part 3
- Exhibit 3
- Exhibit 4
- Deposition of Janet Thornton
(filed 6/18/14) - Declaration of John Davis
(filed 6/18/14) - Deposition of Sean Trende
(filed 6/18/14)
- Declaration of Thomas Hofeller
- Declaration of Thomas Fetzer
- Declaration of Cherie Poucher
- Declaration of Michael Dickerson
- Declaration of Carolyn Justice
- Transcript of Senate Hearing
- Map 1
- Map 2
- Map 3
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- Exhibit 1 Part 1
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion for
Judgment on the Pleadings
(filed 6/18/14)
- United States' Opposition to Motion for
Judgment on the Pleadings
(filed 6/18/14)
- Defendant and Legislators' Response Brief regarding Legislative Immunity
(filed 6/25/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel
(filed 6/25/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Court's Resolution of Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel
(filed 6/25/14) - United States' Response regarding Legislative Immunity
(filed 6/25/14)
- Plaintiffs' Response regarding Legislative Immunity
(filed 6/25/14)
- Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel
(filed 6/25/14) - Order Granting Motion to Expedite and
Motion to Compel
(filed 6/26/14) - Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike
(filed 6/30/14)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike
(filed 6/30/14)
- Plaintiff's Motion to Strike
(filed 6/30/14)
- Defendants' Reply regarding Motion for
Judgment on the Pleading
(filed 6/30/14)
- Plaintiffs' Reply in support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction
(filed 6/30/14)
- United States' Reply in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction
(filed 6/30/14) - United Sates' Notice of Subsequently Decided
Authority
(filed
7/3/14)
- Defendant's Designation of Deposition
Testimony
(filed
7/11/14)
- Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Memorandum regarding
Standing
(filed
7/11/14)
- Plaintiff's Designation of Deposition
Testimony
(filed
7/11/14)
- Defendant's Response to
Intervenor-Plaintiffs
(filed 7/19/14) - Defendant's Response to various Motions by
Plaintiff
(filed
7/21/14)
- Plaintiff's Reply regarding Motion to
Strike
(filed
7/25/14)
- Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Motion for Summary Judgment
(filed 8/8/14) - Notice of Appeal
(filed 8/18/14) - United States' Consent Motion for Protective Order
(filed 9/22/14) - Second Supplemental Protective Order
(filed 9/25/14) - Order of Preliminary Injunction
(filed 10/3/14) - USCA Recall and Stay of Mandate
(filed 10/10/14) - Plaintiffs' Joint Motion for Status Conference
(filed 10/14/14) - Text Order Granting Motion for Status Conference (filed 10/20/14)
- Briefing Order
(filed 10/7/14) - Order regaarding discovery
(filed
11/20/14) - Plaintiff's Notice to modify Discovery Order
(filed
11/24/14) - Plaintiff's Motion for Expedite Resolution of
Motion to Modify Discovery Deadlines
(filed
11/24/14) - Order Granting Motion to Expedite (filed 11/26/14)
- Defendant's Opposition to Motion to
Expedite
(filed
12/03/14) - Defendant's Motion to Reset Trial Date
(filed
12/03/14) - Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Reset Trial
Date
(filed
12/04/14) - USA's Response to Motion to Reset Trial
Date
(filed
12/04/14) - Plaintiff's Objection to Recommended
Ruling
(filed
12/04/14)
- Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite
(filed
12/04/14) - Order denying Motion to Reschedule Trial
(filed
12/05/14) - Defendants' Objections to Magistrate Decision Regarding Motion to Quash
(filed
12/08/14)
- Exhibits 1-5
(filed
12/08/14)
- Exhibits 1-5
- Joint Status Report Regarding Outstanding Discovery Issues
(filed
12/09/14) - Order Regarding Outstanding Discovery
(filed
12/15/14) - Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Objection to Magistrate Order
(filed
12/18/14)
- Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Objection to Magistrate Order
(filed
12/18/14) - Defendants' Objection to Recommended Ruling
(filed 12/19/14)
- United States' Respose to Opposition
(filed
1/02/15) - Plaintiff's Response to Opposition
(filed
1/05/15) - Stipulation and Order
(filed 2/2/15) - Defendants' Motion to Expedite Hearing on Defendant's Objection
(filed 2/2/15)
- Joint Motion to Amend Expert Disclosure Deadlines
(filed 2/3/15) - Order granting Motion to Amend Deadlines
(filed 2/04/15) - Order overruling Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Objection
(filed 2/04/15) - Joint Motion to Enforce
(filed 2/09/15) - Joint Motion to Amend Discovery Deadlines
(filed 2/27/15) - Status Report
(filed 3/2/15)
- Defendant's Status Report
(filed 3/5/15)
- Order granting Joint Motion to Amend Discovery
Deadlines
(filed 3/9/15) - Stipulation dismissing Plaintiff-Intervenors
(filed 3/10/15) - Stipulation dismissing Plaintiff Clinton
Tabernacle
(filed 3/12/15) - Joint Motion to Deem Requests for Admission to
Comply with Scheduling Order
(filed 3/17/15)
- Joint Motion to Expedite
(filed 3/17/15) - Text Order Granting Motion to Expedite (filed 3/23/15)
- Joint Motion for Clarification as to Deadlines
(filed 3/30/15) - Plaintiff's Response regarding Requests for
Admission
(filed 3/30/15) - Defendant's Notice of Intent to file
Dispositive Motions
(filed 3/30/15) - Order
(filed 3/30/15) - Order granting Motion to Clarify Deadlines
(filed 4/2/15) - Order granting Motion regarding Requests for
Admission
(filed 4/2/15) - Plaintiffs' Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 4/10/15) - Scheduling Order
(filed 4/13/15) - Plaintiffs' Notice of Intent to File
Dispositive Motions
(filed 4/17/15) - Consent Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 4/17/15) - Plaintiffs' Notice of Intent to File
Dispositive Motions
(filed 4/17/15) - Consent Motion for Extension of Time
(filed 4/17/15) - Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time (filed 4/20/15)
- USA's Joint Motion to Modify Discovery
Deadline
(filed 4/24/15) - Order granting
Motion to Modify Discovery Deadlines
(filed 4/28/15) - Text Ordering that there will be no hearing on May 7th (filed 5/5/15)
- Order consolidating three cases
(filed 5/5/15) - Notice of Bench Trial Date
(filed 5/14/15) - Order on Pretrial Procedures and Deadlines
(filed 6/04/15) - Consent Motion and Stipulation Regarding Completion of Fact Witness Depositions
(filed 6/04/15) - Joint Motion to Take Deposition Out of Time
(filed 6/15/15) - First Stipulation Regarding Information In the SEIMS Database
(filed 6/15/15) - Second Stipulation Regarding Information In the SEIMS Database
(filed 6/15/15) - Third Stipulation Regarding Information In the SEIMS Database
(filed 6/15/15) - Plaintiff United States' Motion in Limine to Exclude Improper Expert Opinion Testimony
(filed 6/17/15) - Plaintiff United States' Motion to Expedite its Motion in Limine to Exclude Improper Expert Opinion Testimony
(filed 6/17/15) - United States' Request for a Telephonic Status Conference
(filed 6/22/15) - Order Denying Plaintiff United States' Motion to Expedite
(filed 6/22/15) - Telephone Conference set for 6/23/2015 at 3:30pm (filed 6/23/15)
- Defendants' Motion to Exclude Testimony by the United States' Expert
(filed 6/23/15) - Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Exclude Testimony by United States' Expert
(filed 6/23/15) - Telephonic Status Conference set for 6/24/2015 at 4:00pm (filed 6/23/15)
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Declarations and Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony at Trial by Thomas Brooks Hofeller
(filed 6/23/15) - Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike and Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony at Trial
(filed 6/23/15) - Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike the Declarations of Sean P. Trende and Motion in Limine to Exclude his Testimony at Trial
(filed 6/23/15) - Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Trende's Declarations and Motion in Limine to Exclude his Testimony at Trial
(filed 6/23/15)
- Exhibit 1: First Declaration of Trende
- Exhibit 2: Supplement to Trende's Declaration
- Exhibit 3: Second Declaration of Trende
- Exhibit 4: Trende Deposition Excerpts
- Exhibit 5: Surrebuttal Expert Report
- Exhibit 6: Expert Report- Barry Burden
- Exhibit 7: Sur-Reply Expert Report and Declaration of Gronke
- Exhibit 8: Hood Deposition
- Exhibit 9: Surrebuttal of Charles Stewart
- Exhibits 10-13: Deposition Exhibits # 117, 116, 110, and 109
- Exhibit 14: Bernstein et al., Journal Article
- Exhibit 15: McKee et al., Journal Article
- Exhibit 16: Deposition Exhibit # 378
- Exhibit 1: First Declaration of Trende
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Portions of Declarations and Motion in Limine to Exclude Certain Testimony of Dr. Janet Thornton at Trial
(filed 6/23/15) - Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Portions of Declarations and Motion in Limine to Exclude Certain Testimony
(filed 6/23/15) - Transcript of Proceedings held on 6/24/2015 (filed 6/25/15) (Document Not Available)
- Transcript of Proceedings held on 6/23/2015 (filed 6/25/15) (Document Not Available)
- Set Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 6/26/2015 at 9:30am (filed 6/26/15)
- Joint Statement Regarding Motions on Dr. Charles Stewart and Mr. Brian Neesby
(filed 6/26/15) - Joint Statement Regarding Motions in Limine to Exclude the Testimony and Strike the Declarations of Sean P. Trende, Thomas B. Hofeller, and Janet R. Thornton
(filed 6/26/15) - Transcript of Proceedings held on 6/26/2015 (filed 6/26/2015) (Document Not Available)
- Court's Amendments to its 6/04/2015 Order on Pretrial Procedures and Deadlines
(filed 6/26/15) - United States' Request for Judicial Notice
(filed 6/26/15) - Defendants' Trial Brief
(filed 6/29/15) - United States' Trial Brief
(filed 6/29/15) - Defendants' Motion in Limine
(filed 6/30/15) - Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion in Limine
(filed 6/30/15) - Defendants' Designations of Deposition Testimony for Trial
(filed 6/30/15) - Defendants' Rule 26(a)(3)(A) Pretrial Disclosures
(filed 6/30/15) - NAACP Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants' Untimely Discovery Materials
(filed 6/30/15) - Plaintiffs' Joint Rule 26(A)(3) Pretrial Disclosures
(filed 6/30/15) - Plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony: Transcript Excerpts
(filed 6/30/15)
- Stipulation Regarding the Completion of Depositions of Affected Voters/Lay Witnesses
(filed 7/01/15) - Status Report on Currie, et al. v. State of North Carolina, et al.
(filed 7/03/15) - Defendants' Response to NAACP Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants' Untimely Discovery Materials
(filed 7/07/15) - Stipulation Regarding National Voter Registration Act Data on the Website of the North Carolina State Board of Elections
(filed 7/07/15) - Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motions to Strike Testimony by Defendants' Experts and Motions in Limine
(filed 7/07/15) - Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
(filed 7/08/15) - Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
(filed 7/08/15) - Defendants' Objections to Plaintiffs' Joint Exhibits List
(filed 7/08/15) - Defendants' Objections to and Counter-Designations of Plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony for Trial
(filed 7/08/15) - Plaintiffs' Joint Objections to Defendants' Rule 23(a)(3)(A) Pre-Trial Disclosures
(filed 7/08/15) - Plaintiffs' Joint Objections and Counter-Designations to Defendants' Designations of Deposition Testimony for Trial
(filed 7/08/15) - Plaintiffs' and Plaintiff-Intervenors' Opposition to Defendants' Motion in Limine
(filed 7/08/15) - United States' Opposition to Parts Four and Five of Defendants' Motion in Limine
(filed 7/08/15) - Notice of Filing of Deposition Transcripts with Defendants' Counter-Designations to Plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony for Trial
(filed 7/08/15) (corrected 7/09/15)
- Notice of Filing of Corrected Plaintiffs' Deposition Designation Transcript Excerpt Together with Defendants' Counter-Designation Excerpt for Doris Burke
(filed 7/09/15) - Notice Regarding Defendants' Summaries of Designations of Fact Witness Depositions
(filed 7/10/15) - Stipulation as to Voluntary Dismissal of Plaintiff-Intervenor Charles M. Gray
(filed 7/12/15) - Parties' Joint Stipulation Regarding 2,726 Letters Sent by the North Carolina State Board of Elections
(filed 7/12/15) - Notice of Filing of Corrected Plaintiffs' Deposition Designation Transcript Excerpts Together with Defendants' Counter-Designation Excerpts for Delancy, Ealy, and Mallette
(filed 7/12/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings (filed 7/13/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings (filed 7/14/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings (filed 7/15/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings (filed 7/16/15) (Document Not Available)
- Notice of Filing of Corrected Plaintiffs' Deposition Designations and Transcript Excerpt Together with Defendants' Counter-Designation Excerpt for Mallette
(filed 7/17/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings (filed 7/17/15) (Document Not Available)
- Motion to Quash Trial Subpoena of Senator Bill Cook
(filed 7/19/15) - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Quash Trial Subpoena of Senator Cook
(filed 7/19/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/17/15 (filed 7/20/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/20/15 (filed 7/21/15) (Document Not Available)
- Intervenors' Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Quash Trial Subpoena
(filed 7/22/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/21/15 (filed 7/22/15) (Document Not Available)
- NAACP Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
(filed 7/23/15) - Motion for Judicial Notice
(filed 7/23/15) - Duke Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jursidiction
(filed 7/23/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/23/15 (filed 7/24/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/24/15 (filed 7/27/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/27/15 (filed 7/28/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/28/15 (filed 7/29/15) (Document Not Available)
- Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
(filed 7/30/15) - Minute Entry for Proceedings Continued from 7/29/15 (filed 7/30/15) (Document Not Available)
- Minute Entry for Proceedings Completed on 7/31/15 (filed 7/31/15) (Document Not Available)
- Suggestion of Subsequently Decided Authority
(filed 8/07/15) - Defendants' Motion to Exclude Certain Rebuttal Testimony by NAACP Expert, Dr. Allan Lichtman
(filed 8/10/15) - Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Exclude Certain Rebuttal Testimony by NAACP Expert, Dr. Allan Lichtman
(filed 8/10/15) - United States' Motion to Strike Certain Testimony of Brian Neesby
(filed 8/10/15) - Duke Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Brian Neesby's Testimony Regarding Mail-Verification Failure Rates Among Preregistrants and to Exclude Defendants' Exhibit BN-3
(filed 8/10/15) - Brief in Support of Motion to Strike Brian Neesby's Testimony and to Exclude Defendants' Exhibit BN-3
(filed 8/10/15) - Transcript of Trial Day 1 held on 7/13/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 2 held on 7/14/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 3 held on 7/15/15 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial Day 4 held on 7/16/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 5 held on 7/17/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 6 held on 7/20/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 7 held on 7/21/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 8 held on 7/22/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 9 held on 7/23/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 10 held on 7/24/15 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial Day 11 held on 7/27/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 12 held on 7/28/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 13 held on 7/29/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 14 held on 7/30/15
- Transcript of Trial Day 15 held on 7/31/15
- Defendants' Status Report on the Effect of S.L. 2015-103 on the Voter Identification Claims
(filed 8/17/15) - Plaintiffs' Joint Status Report Regarding Voter Photo ID Claim
(filed 8/17/15) - Plaintiffs' Joint Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
(filed 8/17/15) - Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
(filed 8/17/15) - Duke Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Notice of Intent to Request Partial Redaction of July 15, 2015 Trial Transcript
(filed 8/19/15) - Defendants' Response in Opposition to U.S.'s Motion to Strike Testimony
(filed 8/19/15)
- NAACP's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony
(filed 8/20/15) - Consent Motion to Supplement the Trial Record
(filed 8/25/15) - Order Granting Consent Motion to Supplement the Trial Record
(filed 8/26/15) - Motion to Seal
(filed 9/08/15) - Request for Transcript Redaction (Document Not Available)
- Redaction (Document Not Available)
- Joint Status Report Regarding Voter Photo ID Claims
(filed 9/18/15) - Suggestion of Subsequently Decided Authority by Intervenor Plaintiff
(filed 9/25/15) - NOTICE of Hearing: Motion Hearing and Status Conference set for 10/23/2015 at 09:30 AM
(filed 10/02/15) - Response to: Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law by RHONDA K. AMOROSO et al
(filed 10/07/15) - Joint Status Report regarding Voter ID Claims
(filed 10/16/15) - Transcript of Proceedings held on 10/23/5 before Judge Schroeder (Document not yet available)
- Plaintiffs Rule Report for the Photo ID Claim
(filed 11/02/15) - First AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant North Carolina et al
(filed 11/06/15) - STATEMENT re: Intention to Move for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 11/13/15) - NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Regarding Retention of January Trial Schedule
(filed 11/13/15) - Defendants' ANSWER to Amended Complaint
(filed 11/20/15) - NAACP Plaintiffs' MOTION for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 11/24/15) - Plaintiffs' MEMORANDUM
(filed 11/24/15) - Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA's Response to Defendants Objections to the Trial Date and Pretrial Schedule
(filed 11/26/15) - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 12/21/15)
- Plaintiffs' Status Report Regarding Photo ID Claims
(filed 12/29/15)
- Joint Report Regarding Trial Presentation and Record
(filed 01/08/16) - Order Denying Motion to Postpone Trial
(filed 01/14/16) - Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction
(filed 01/15/16) - Plaintiffs' Pretrial Disclosure
(filed 01/15/16) - Plaintiffs' Designations of Deposition Testimony
(filed 01/15/16)
- Exhibit 1 Andino
- Exhibit 2 Boyd-Malette
- Exhibit 3 Brown
- Exhibit 4 Bucholtz
- Exhibit 5 Coleman
- Exhibit 6 Dishong
- Exhibit 7 Eaton
- Exhibit 8 Foster
- Exhibit 9 Hoard
- Exhibit 10 Kent
- Exhibit 11 Manley
- Exhibit 12 Phillips
- Exhibit 13 Rouse
- Exhibit 14 Sanchez
- Exhibit 15 Thomas
- Exhibit 16 Thorpe
- Exhibit 17 Vashchenko
- Exhibit 18 Webb
- Supplemental Exhibit
(filed 01/21/16)
- Plaintiffs MOTION to Exclude in Part the Expert Report of Dr. Stephan Thernstrom
(filed 01/18/16)
- Plaintiffs' MEMORANDUM in support of excluding in part the Expert Report of Dr. Stephan Thernstrom
(filed 01/18/16) - USA's MOTION to Exclude Expert Testimony of Dr. Stephan Thernstrom
(filed 01/18/16)
- Defandants' Trial Brief
(filed 01/19/16) - United States' Trial Brief
(filed 01/19/16) - NAACP Plaintiffs' Pre-Trial Brief
(filed 01/19/16) - MEMORANDUM in opposition of MOTIONS to exclude testimony by Dr. Stephan Thernstrom
(filed 01/21/16) - Order granting Plaintiffs' motion to be excused from further participation in proceedings relating to Voter ID claims
(filed 01/21/16) - Defendants' objections to Plaintiffs' joint exhibit list
(filed 01/21/16) - Plaintiffs' joint objections to Defendants' pre-trial disclosures
(filed 01/21/16) - ORDER that the motion to seal is DENIED for failure to provide a supporting brief
(filed 02/02/16) - Transcript of Trial, Volume I on 1/25/16 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial, Volume II on 1/26/16 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial, Volume III on 1/27/16 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial, Volume IV on 01/28/16 (Document not available)
- Transcript of Trial, Volume V held on 01/29/2016
- Transcript of Trial, Volume VI held on 02/01/2016
- Supplemental Exhibits Submitted Pursuant to the Court's 01/14/2016
(filed 02/11/16)
- Plaintiffs' Supplemental Exhibits
(filed 02/11/16) - Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
(filed 02/24/16) - Defendants' STATEMENT Regarding Testimony of Representative Rick Glazier
(filed 02/24/16) - Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
(filed 02/24/16)
- Opinion Upholding Voter ID Law
(filed 04/25/16) - Judgment
(filed 04/25/16) - Notice of Appeal
(filed 05/06/16)
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Documents
- Appellant's Motion to Accelerate Processing
(filed 8/25/14) - Appellee's Corporate Disclosure
(filed
9/2/14) - Appellee's Response to Motion to Accelerate
(filed 9/2/14) - Appellant's Supplemental Authorities
(filed
9/4/14) - Order granting Motion to Accelerate
(filed
9/8/14) - Order Consolidating Cases
(filed
9/8/14) - Order denying Preliminary Injunction
(filed 9/9/14) - Briefing Order
(filed 9/9/14) - Joint Motion to file Separate Merit Briefs
(filed 9/11/14) - Order denying Motion to file Separate Merit
Briefs
(filed 9/12/14) - Joint Motion regarding oral argument
(filed 9/12/14) - Appellant's Brief
(filed 9/17/14) - Appellees' Brief
(filed 9/17/14) - Potential Amici Curiae Allied Educational Watch and Judicial Watch Brief
(filed 9/17/14) - Statement of United States Views
(filed 9/17/14) - Amicus Curiae Brennan Center for Justice Brief
(filed 9/17/14) - United States Motion to Participate in Oral Argument
(filed 9/18/14) - Appellees' Response to Motion to file Amicus Curiae
(filed 9/18/14) - Appellant's Response to Motion to file Amicus Curiae
(filed 9/18/14) - Order regarding Oral Argument
(filed 9/22/14) - Opinion
(filed 10/01/14) - Order Reversing in part and Affirming in part District Court's Decision
(filed 10/01/14) - Mandate
(filed 10/01/14) - Appellee's Motion to Recall Mandate
(filed 10/01/14) - Appellant's Response to Motion to Recall
(filed 10/02/14) - Order denying Motion to Recall
(filed 10/02/14) - Petition for Writ of Mandamus
(filed 10/3/14) - Motion to Withdraw Petition for Writ of Mandamus
(filed 10/3/14) - Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Petition for Writ of Mandamus
(filed 10/3/14) - Supreme Court Remark
(filed 10/9/14) - Order granting Motion to Recall
(filed 10/9/14) - Mandate
(filed 5/5/15) - Order
(filed 05/09/16) - Opening Brief of Appellants NC State Conference of the NAACP et al
(filed 05/19/16) - Brief of U.S. as Appellant
(filed 05/19/16) - Order Extending Stay
(filed 06/17/16) - Appellants' Joint Motion for Additional Oral Argument Time
(filed 6/9/16) - Brief by Appellees
(filed 6/9/16) - Reply Brief of the U.S. as Appellant
(filed 6/14/16) - Joint Reply Brief by Appellants
(filed 6/14/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Judicial Watch and Allied Educational Foundation
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Senators Thom Tillis, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and the Judicial Education Project
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Lawyers Democracy Fund
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Pacific Legal Foundation, Center of Equal Opportunity, and Project 21
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Mountain States Legal Foundation
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Rights Union
(filed 6/16/16) - Amicus Curiae Brief of Indiana, et al.
(filed 6/16/16) - Oral Argument Held (link to MP3 file on Fourth Circuit site) (6/21/16).
- Appellees' Notice of Additional Court Action in Cited Case
(filed 6/27/16) - Supplemental Authorities
(filed 7/20/16) - Supplemental Authorities Response
(filed 7/25/16) - Opinion
(filed 7/29/16)
- Judgment
(filed 7/29/16) - Mandate
(filed 7/29/16) - Motion for Stay
(filed 8/3/16) - Order Denying Stay
(filed 8/4/16)
U.S. Supreme Court Documents
- Emergency
Application for Stay of Fourth Circuit Mandate
(filed 10/2/14) - Letter Regarding
Preliminary Injunction Ordered by District Court
(filed 10/3/14) - Letter in Response
(filed
10/3/14) - Reponse Regarding Emergency Application
(filed
10/5/14) - Respondent's
Letter
(filed 10/07/14) - Response to Respondent's Letter
(filed 10/07/14) - Order Granting Stay
(filed 10/08/14) - Petition for Writ of Certiorari
(filed 12/30/14) - Denial of Petition for Writ of Certiorari
(filed 4/7/15)
U.S. Supreme Court Documents (second stay application)
- Emergency
Application to Stay Mandate
(filed 8/15/16) - See North Carolina NAACP v. McCrory for further SCOTUS filings.


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