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Rowan County, North Carolina v. Nancy Lund, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 15-1591 · judgment July 14, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Allyson Ho
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For respondent
Christopher Anderson Brook
Patterson Harkavy

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 17 conferences

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Argument & decision

Decided June 28, 2018.

Proceedings

  1. Aug 24 2018
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Aug 02 2018
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jul 23 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 28 2018
    Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
  5. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
  6. Jun 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  7. Jun 13 2018
    Rescheduled.
  8. Jun 11 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.
  9. Jun 06 2018
    Rescheduled.
  10. Jun 04 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
  11. May 30 2018
    Rescheduled.
  12. May 29 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
  13. May 23 2018
    Rescheduled.
  14. May 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
  15. May 16 2018
    Rescheduled.
  16. May 14 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
  17. May 09 2018
    Rescheduled.
  18. May 07 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
  19. Apr 26 2018
    Rescheduled.
  20. Apr 23 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
  21. Apr 18 2018
    Rescheduled.
  22. Apr 16 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
  23. Apr 12 2018
    Rescheduled.
  24. Apr 09 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  25. Mar 28 2018
    Rescheduled.
  26. Mar 26 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
  27. Mar 22 2018
    Rescheduled.
  28. Mar 19 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
  29. Mar 15 2018
    Rescheduled.
  30. Mar 12 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
  31. Mar 01 2018
    Rescheduled.
  32. Feb 15 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
  33. Feb 14 2018
    Rescheduled.
  34. Feb 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
  35. Jan 18 2018
    Rescheduled.
  36. Jan 03 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
  37. Dec 29 2017
    Reply of petitioner Rowan County, North Carolina filed.
  38. Dec 15 2017
    Brief of respondents Nancy Lund, et al. in opposition filed.
  39. Nov 15 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
  40. Nov 15 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Pittsylvania County, Virginia filed.
  41. Nov 15 2017
    Brief amici curiae of 103 State Legislators filed.
  42. Nov 15 2017
    Brief amici curiae of State of West Virginia and 20 other States, et al. filed.
  43. Nov 13 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
  44. Nov 10 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
  45. Oct 27 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rowan County, North Carolina
  46. Oct 26 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2017, for all respondents.
  47. Oct 12 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2017)