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Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Appellants v. Bobby Singleton, et al.
Paid petition · United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, No. 2:21-cv-01291-AMM · judgment May 8, 2025
GVR'd · May 11, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 24% cert probability (95% interval 11%–44%)
Before the decision, about 5.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction) and a state or local-government petitioner.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alexander Barrett Bowdre
Office of Alabama Attorney General
For respondent
James Uriah Blacksher
James U. Blacksher, Attorney
Proceedings
- May 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- May 11 2026Response to application from respondent Bobby Singleton filed.
- May 11 2026Motion to expedite GRANTED.
- May 11 2026Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. ___ (2026). The judgment will be issued forthwith pursuant to Rule 45.3. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissenting. (Detached Opinion)
- May 11 2026Judgment Issued.
- May 11 2026Application (25A1230) denied as moot by Justice Thomas.
- May 09 2026Letter of applicant Wes Allen, et al. filed.
- May 08 2026Application (25A1230) for a stay, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- May 08 2026Response to application (25A1230) requested by Justice Thomas, due by 5 p.m. (EDT) on May 11, 2026.
- May 04 2026Response to motion to expedite consideration from appellees Bobby Singleton, et al. filed.
- Apr 30 2026Motion to expedite consideration of jurisdictional statement and of this motion filed by appellants Wes Allen, et al.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Nov 04 2025Reply of appellants Wes Allen, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 20 2025Motion to affirm filed by appellees Bobby Singleton, et al.
- Oct 09 2025Brief amicus curiae of John Wahl, Chairman, Alabama State Republican Executive Committee filed. VIDED.
- Oct 09 2025Brief amicus curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) filed. VIDED.
- Oct 09 2025Brief amicus curiae of Project on Fair Representation filed. VIDED.
- Oct 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of North Dakota filed. VIDED.
- Oct 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Washington State Senator Nikki Torres, et al. filed. VIDED.
- Oct 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed. VIDED.
- Sep 23 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 20, 2025.
- Sep 22 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 10, 2025 to October 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 26 2025Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due October 10, 2025)
- Jul 25 2025Application (25A109) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 4, 2025.
- Jul 23 2025Application (25A109) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from August 5, 2025 to September 4, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.