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Joseph W. Wade v. Walter T. Mosley, New York Secretary of State, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2495 · judgment May 19, 2025
Questions presented
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Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against state officials in ‘official capacity,’ does Article III standing require proof that the final outcome of a ‘discrete governmental decision’ would be different if-not-butfor a ‘race and sex conscious technical framework,’ or is it sufficient to show an existence of ‘differential treatment’ and an ‘inability to compete on equal footing’ if-iiot-but-for a ‘race and sex conscious technical framework?’
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Does a prayer for “compensatory relief’ exclude all viable remedies in law and equity under § 1983, against state officers in ‘official capacity?’
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Wade
For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
New York Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Dec 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 26 2025Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Nov 10 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 09 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Sep 25 2025Waiver of right of respondent Robert J. Rodriguez, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)