Last Updated: September 28, 2016 at 5:47 PM

Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute et al v. Johnson

Case Information

Date Filed: May 24, 2016
State: Michigan
Issues: Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology, Ballot Design
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Case 2:16-cv-11844); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Case 16-2071, 16-2115); U.S. Supreme Court (Case )

Issue:

Whether a Michigan law abolishing straight ticket voting violates the Equal Protection Clause of the !4th Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Status:

Complaint filed 5/24/16. Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 5/27/16. Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 6/28/16. Opinion and Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 7/21/16. Notice of Appeal filed 8/2/16. Sixth Circuit Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Stay Pending Appeal filed 8/17/16. Petition for Initial En Banc Hearing filed 8/18/16. Order Denying Petition for Initial Hearing En Banc filed 9/1/16. Emergency Application to Stay Preliminary Injunction filed in U.S. Supreme Court 9/2/16. Response to Emergency Application filed 9/7/16. Order Denying Stay filed 9/9/16. 6th Circuit Order granting voluntary dismissal of appeal filed 9/19/16.

 

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 5/24/16)
  • Exhibits (with index)
• Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 5/27/16)
• Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/17/16)
  • Exhibits
• Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/27/16)
• Defendants' Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/28/16)
  • Exhibits
• *Amended Opinion and Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/22/16)
• Notice of Appeal (filed 7/25/16)
• Motion to Stay (filed 7/29/16)
• Order for Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/1/16)
• Supplemental Brief re: Motion to Stay (filed 8/1/16)
  • Exhibit
• Notice of Appeal (filed 8/2/16)

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals documents

• Emergency Stay Motion (filed 8/10/16)
• Response to Emergency Stay Motion (filed 8/15/16)
• Amicus Brief of State Senator Arlan Meekhof et al in Support of Motion for Stay (filed 8/15/16)
• Amicus Brief of Michigan State Chamber of Commerce in Support of Motion for Stay (filed 8/15/16)
• Reply in Support of Stay Motion (filed 8/15/16)
• Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Stay (filed 8/17/16)
• Petition for Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 8/18/16)
• Amicus Brief of State Senator Arlan Meekhof et al in Support of Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 8/22/16)
• Amicus Brief of Michigan State Chamber of Commerce in Support of Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 8/22/16)
• Defendant-Appellant's Reply in Support of Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 8/24/16)
• Appellees' Sur-Reply in Opposition to Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 8/24/16)
• Order Denying Petition for Initial En Banc Hearing (filed 9/1/16)
• Expedited Briefing Schedule (filed 9/6/16)
• Stipulated Order for Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal (filed 9/16/16)
• Order Dismissing Appeal (filed 9/19/16)

U.S. Supreme Court Documents

• Emergency Application to Stay Preliminary Injunction (filed 9/2/16)
• Response to Emergency Application (filed 9/7/16)
• Order Denying Application for Stay (filed 9/9/16)