The Gavel · 14-1504 · 578 U.S. 539
Wittman v. Personhuballah
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SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.
Opinion of the Court
Author not listed
Mar 21, 2016
71 min
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Wittman v. Personhuballah
May 23, 2016 · Breyer · 578 U.S. 539
Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court. Ten Members of Congress from Virginia, intervenors in the District Court below, have appealed a judgment from a three-judge panel striking down a congressional redistricting plan applicable to the November 2016 election. We conclude that the intervenors now lack standing to pursue the appeal. And we consequently order the appeal dismi…
Wittman v. Personhuballah
Feb 29, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 1241
Motion of the State appellees for divided argument and enlargement of time for oral argument granted and the time is divided as follows: 35 minutes for appellants, 10 minutes for State appellees, 15 minutes for private appellees, and 10 minutes for the Solicitor General. Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.…
Wittman v. Personhuballah
Feb 1, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 998
Application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court denied.
Wittman v. Personhuballah
Nov 13, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 499
Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction postponed to the hearing of the case on the merits. In addition to the questions presented by the jurisdictional statement, parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether appellants lack standing because none reside in or represent the only congressional district whose constitutionality is at issue in this case.…
Wittman v. Personhuballah
Sep 28, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 25
Parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: Whether appellants have standing under Article III of the United States Constitution. Briefs, not to exceed 15 pages each, are to be filed simultaneously with Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Reply briefs, not to exceed 10 pages each, are to the filed with Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before Tuesday, October 20, 201…