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North Carolina, et al., Appellants v. Sandra Little Covington, et al.

Paid petition · United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, No. 1:15-CV-399 · judgment January 21, 2018

GVR'd · June 28, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 47% cert probability (95% interval 28%–67%)

Before the decision, about 11.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel with five or more prior petitions here.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC

For respondent
Jessica Ring Amunson
Jenner & Block LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 5 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jul 30 2018
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. Jun 28 2018
    Adjudged to be AFFIRMED in part and REVERSED in part. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Thomas, dissenting. (Detached Opinion)
  3. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
  4. Jun 26 2018
    Supplemental brief of appellants State of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Jun 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  6. Jun 11 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
  7. Jun 04 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
  8. May 15 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
  9. May 15 2018
    Reply of appellants State of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  10. Apr 27 2018
    Motion to affirm filed by appellees Sandra Little Covington, et al.
  11. Mar 26 2018
    Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 27, 2018)