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State Board of Election Commissioners, et al., Appellants v. Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
Paid petition · United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, No. 3:22-cv-00734-DPJ-HSO-LHS · judgment May 7, 2025
Vacated and remanded · May 18, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 42% cert probability (95% interval 24%–64%)
Before the decision, about 10.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), counsel who has won certiorari before, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Whether private parties may sue to enforce section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301.
Counsel of record
For appellant
Scott Grant Stewart
Mississippi Attorney General's Office
For appellee
Ari Joseph Savitzky
American Civil Liberties Union
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Judgment Issued.
- May 18 2026Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026). Justice Jackson, dissenting: This case presents only the question of Section 2’s private enforceability, which our decision in Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026), did not address. Thus I see no basis for vacating the lower court’s judgment. Instead, in light of Morse v. Republican Party of Va., 517 U. S. 186 (1996), I would summarily affirm.
- May 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 21 2025Opposition to motion to affirm filed by appellants State Board of Election Commissioners, et al.
- Oct 03 2025Motion to affirm filed by appellees Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al.
- Sep 17 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025.
- Sep 15 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 26 2025Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)