Major Pending Election Cases | Priorities USA v. Nessel

Filing Date:

November 12, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

Improper Election Administration, Voter Suppression

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (20-01931)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Michigan's Voter Transportation Ban and Absentee Ballot Organizing Ban, arguing that the bans violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Case Progress:

Order Granting Motion to Intervene 5/22/20.
Order Denying in Part and Granting in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction 9/17/20.
Sixth Circuit Order Granting Stay filed 10/22/20.
Appellant's Brief 3/17/21.
Appellee's Brief 4/16/21.
Reply Briefs 5/21/21.
Order Reversing District Court and Remanding 7/20/21

Case Commentary

Case Updates: Week of Sept. 14-18, 2020
Case Updates: Week of Oct. 19-23

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint (11/12/19)
Motion To Dismiss By Dana Nessel (12/20/19)
Order Regarding Motion To Dismiss (12/23/19)
Amended Complaint Filed By Priorities USA, Rise, Inc., Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute Against Dana Nessel (1/27/20)
Motion To Consolidate Cases By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (1/27/20)
Motion For Preliminary Injunction By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (1/28/20)
Response To Motion To Consolidate Cases Filed By Dana Nessel (2/7/20)
Motion To Dismiss By Dana Nessel (2/10/20)
Order Denying Motion To Dismiss; Denying Motion To Expedite And Setting Briefing Schedule On Motion To Dismiss (2/11/20)
Response To Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Dana Nessel (2/18/20)
Motion To Intervene By Michigan Republican Party, Republican National Committee (2/19/20)
Motion To Intervene By Michigan Senate, Michigan House Of Representatives (2/27/20)
Response To Motion To Dismiss Filed By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (3/22/20)
Reply To Response re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (3/3/20)
Reply To Response re Motion To Dismiss Filed By Dana Nessel (3/9/20)
Reply To Response re Motion To Intervene Filed By Michigan Republican Party (3/11/20)
Response To Motion To Intervene Filed By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (3/12/20)
Reply To Response re Motion To Intervene Reply In Support Of The Michigan Senate And Michigan House Of Representatives' Motion To Intervene Filed By Michigan House Of Representatives, Michigan Senate (3/19/20)
Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Motion To Dismiss (3/22/20)
Order Granting Motion To Intervene; Granting Motion To Intervene (5/22/20)
Answer To Amended Complaint With Affirmative Defenses By Michigan Republican Party, Republican National Committee (6/1/20)
Answer To Amended Complaint With Affirmative Defenses By Michigan House Of Representatives, Michigan Senate (6/1/20)
Answer To Amended Complaint With Affirmative Defenses By Dana Nessel (6/3/20)
Response To Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Michigan House Of Representatives, Michigan Senate (6/5/20)
Response To Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Michigan Republican Party, Republican National Committee (6/5/20)
Reply To Response re Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Detroit/Downriver Chapter Of The A. Philip Randolph Institute, Priorities USA, Rise, Inc. (6/12/20)
Order Denying in Part and Granting in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/17/20)
Notice of Appeal by Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate (9/24/20)
Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (9/25/20)
Response to Emergency Motion to Stay Pending Appeal by Nessel (9/30/20)
Response to Motion to Stay Pending Appeal by all Plaintiffs (9/30/20)
Reply to Response in Support of Motion to Stay by Michigan House of Representatives and Senate (10/2/20)
Reply to Response in Support of Motion Stay by Michigan Republican Party et al. (10/2/20)
Order Denying Emergency Motion to Stay (10/6/20)

Court of Appeals Documents

Civil Case Docketed (9/25/20)
Emergency Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (10/9/20)
Amicus Brief by Election Law Scholars (10/15/20)
Appellees' Opposition to Emergency Motion to Stay (10/15/20)
Legislature's Reply in Support of Motion for Stay (10/16/20)
Sixth Circuit Opinion Granting Stay (10/22/20)
Appellant's Brief (3/17/21)
Appellee's Brief (4/16/21)
Reply Brief of Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants Michigan Senate and House of Representatives (5/21/21)
Reply Brief of Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants RNC and Michigan Republican Party (5/21/21)
Order Reversing District Court and Remanding (7/20/21)