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League of Women Voters v. Newby

Case Information

Date Filed: February 12, 2016
State: Kansas
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:16-cv-00236); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Case 19-7027)

Issue:

Whether the EAC unlawfully permitted certain states to modify the national uniform mail-in voter registration form by requiring documentary proof of citizenship.

Status:

Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction filed 02/12/16. Answer filed 4/22/16. Opinion denying motion for preliminary injunction filed 6/29/16. Notice of Appeal filed 7/1/16. Appellants' Brief and Joint Appendix filed 7/18/16. Motion for summary judgment filed in District Court 7/22/16. Federal Appellees' Brief filed 7/27/16. Kobach's Appellee Brief filed 8/3/16. Per Curiam Judgment and Order Reversing District Court filed 9/9/16. District Court opinion and order remanding case to EAC filed 2/24/17. Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Intervene filed 4/417. Eagle Forum has moved to intervene in this case for the limited purpose of unsealing documents that are currently sealed on the Court’s docket. Contrary to Eagle Forum’s assertion in its Notice, the decision in MetLife does not “resolve [any] issue in favor of unsealing the record” in this case filed 9/18/17. Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court Case Number 19-7027 filed 4/11/19. Appellants Opening Brief 8/5/19. Appellee's Opening Breif 10/4/19. Appellant's Reply Brif 8/25/19. 

 

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 02/12/16)
• Motion For Temporary Restraining Order And Preliminary Injunction (And Exhibits) (filed 02/17/16)
• Defendants' Reponse To Plaintiffs' Motion For Temporary Restraining Order And Preliminary Injunction (filed 02/22/16)
• Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order (filed 02/23/16)
• Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Preliminary Injunction (filed 03/06/16)
• Plaintiffs' Reply To Defendant-Intervenors' Opposition To Preliminary Injunction (filed 03/08/16)
• Plaintiffs' Sur- Reply (filed 04/20/16)
• Answer To Complaint By Newby (filed 04/22/16)
• Notice Of Supplemental Authorities (And Exhibits) (filed 05/27/16)
• Memorandum Opinion (filed 06/29/16)
• Order: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction Is Denied (filed 06/29/16)
• Notice Of Appeal (filed 7/1/16)
• Notice Of Motion To Expedite (filed 7/6/16)
• Motion For Summary Judgment (filed 7/22/16)
  • Proposed Order
• Plaintiffs' Response In Opposition To Summary Judgment Motion And Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment (filed 8/5/16)
• Public Interest Legal Foundation's Response To Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment (filed 8/19/16)
• Public Interest Legal Foundation's Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment And Response To Summary Judgment Motions (filed 8/19/16)
• Kobach's Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment And Response In Opposition To Federal Defendants' Motion For Partial Summary Judgment And Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion For Summary Judgment (filed 8/19/16)
• Motion to File Amicus Memorandum Of Law By Eagle Forum (filed 8/25/16)
• Federal Defendants' Response To Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment (filed 8/26/16)
• Plaintiffs' Reply Brief (filed 9/2/16)
• Public Interest Legal Foundation's Reply Memo (filed 9/2/16)