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Virginia House of Delegates, et al., Appellants v. Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.

Paid petition · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No. 3:14cv852 · judgment February 14, 2019

Dismissed · June 17, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 51% cert probability (95% interval 31%–71%)

Before the decision, about 12.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction) and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Efrem M. Braden
Baker & Hostetler LLP

For respondent
Marc Erik Elias
Elias Law Group LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

Jun 17 2019
Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, 587 U. S. ___ (2019).
Apr 17 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
Apr 15 2019
Opposition to motions to dismiss or affirm of appellants Virginia House of Delegates, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2019
Motion to dismiss filed by appellees Virginia State Board of Elections, et al.
Apr 01 2019
Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Golden Bethune-Hill, et al.
Mar 15 2019
Brief amicus curiae of National Republican Redistricting Trust filed.
Mar 15 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Fair Lines America Foundation, Inc. filed.
Feb 27 2019
Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 1, 2019)