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Jackie Williams Simpson, et al., Appellants v. John Thurston, Arkansas Secretary of State
Paid petition · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, No. 4:22-cv-00213-JM-DRS-DPM · judgment May 25, 2023
GVR'd · June 3, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 19% cert probability (95% interval 9%–35%)
Before the decision, about 4.6× 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, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Richard Hartley Mays
Richard Mays Law Firm PLLC
For respondent
Nicholas Jacob Bronni
Solicitor General of Arkansas
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Proceedings
- Jul 08 2024Judgment Issued.
- Jun 03 2024Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
- May 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
- Nov 21 2023Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
- Nov 01 2023Motion to affirm filed by appellee John Thurston, in His Official Capacity as the Arkansas Secretary of State.
- Sep 08 2023Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from appellant filed. (Received September 12, 2023)
- Sep 07 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2023.
- Sep 06 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2023 to November 1, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 31 2023Response Requested. (Due October 2, 2023)
- Aug 30 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Aug 23 2023Waiver of right of appellee John Thurston, in His Official Capacity as the Arkansas Secretary of State to respond filed.
- Aug 11 2023Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 14, 2023)