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West Virginia House of Delegates v. West Virginia, ex rel. Margaret L. Workman, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, No. 18-0816 · judgment October 11, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia’s decision in this case violates the Guarantee Clause of the United States Constitution.

  2. Whether the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia properly denied the Motion to Intervene of the Petitioner, the West Virginia House of Delegates. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Anthony Carter
Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP

For respondent
Marc Ellis Williams
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Case

Subject area
Federalism (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Related
Vide, 18-1189

Order
Order list, October 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 12 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Jun 06 2019
    Reply of petitioner West Virginia House of Delegates filed.
  4. May 24 2019
    Brief of respondent West Virginia ex rel. Margaret L. Workman in opposition filed. VIDED
  5. Apr 24 2019
    Response Requested. (Due May 24, 2019)
  6. Apr 17 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
  7. Feb 11 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Margaret L. Workman to respond filed.
  8. Jan 08 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)