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Common Cause v. Kemp

Case Information

Date Filed: February 10, 2016
State: Georgia
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court (Case 1:16-CV-00452); Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Case 17-11315); United States District Court (Case 1:16-cv-00452-TCB)

Issue:

Whether a Georgia statute authorizing the removal of voters from registration lists after a period of inactivity violates the First Amendment and the National Voter Registration Act.

Status:

Complaint filed 2/10/16. Motion to Dismiss filed 3/4/16. DOJ Statement of Interest filed 5/4/16. Order granting motion to dismiss filed 3/17/17. Notice of Appeal filed 3/23/17. Appellants' Brief filed 6/5/17. Appellee's Brief filed 7/19/17. Oral Argument held 3/9/18. Opinion Vacating Dismissal Order and Remanding for Consideration of Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case of A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Husted filed 3/12/18. Civil Case Terminated (6/12/18)

 

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 2/10/16)
• Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/04/16)
• Response in Opposition of Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/21/16)
• Defendants' Reply Brief (filed 4/05/16)
• DOJ Statement of Interest (filed 5/04/16)
• Reply to Response to Motion to Dismiss (filed 5/23/16)
• Defendant's Notice of Filing Supplemental Authority (filed 6/30/16)
  • Exhibit
• Plaintiffs' Brief Regarding Supplemental Authority (filed 7/21/16)
• Notice of United States of Related Filing (filed 7/21/16)
• Defendant's Brief Regarding Supplemental Authority (filed 8/11/16)
• Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed 9/23/16)
• Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/17/17)
  • Order (filed 3/17/17)
• Notice of Appeal (filed 3/23/17)
• USCA Opinion Received, Vacated and Remanded (3/12/18)
• Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice (6/12/18)

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Documents

• Appellant's Brief (filed 6/5/17)
• ACLU Amicus Brief in Support of Appellants (filed 6/12/17)
• Appellee's Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (filed 6/26/17)
• Appellant's Response to Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (filed 7/5/17)
• Appellee's Brief (filed 7/19/17)
• Amicus Brief filed by Amici Curiae Judicial Watch, Inc. and AEF (7/26/17)
• Appellee's response to Appellant's Response to Motion to Hold in Abeyance (7/31/17)
• Supplement to Appellee's Response to Appellant's Response to Motion to Hold in Abeyance (filed 7/31/17)
• Appellant's Reply to Brief (filed 8/1/17)
• Appellee's Motion to Strike Supplemental Authority (filed 8/10/17)
• Appellee's Motion for Extension of time to file Response to Motion to Strike Supplemental Authority (filed 8/21/17)
• Appellant's Response to Motion to Strike Supplemental Authority and Brief in Support (filed 10/25/17)
• Order Granting Appellant's Motion to Strike Supplemental Authority and Brief (filed 10/2/17)
• Opinion Vacating District Court's Dismissal Order and Remanding for Consideration of Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case (filed 3/12/18)