Merrill v. People First of Ala.
| Decision Date | 02 July 2020 |
| Docket Number | No. 19A1063.,19A1063. |
| Citation | 207 L.Ed.2d 1113,141 S.Ct. 190 (Mem) |
| Parties | John H. MERRILL, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Applicants, v. PEOPLE FIRST OF ALABAMA, et al. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
Application for stay presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court granted, and the district court's June 15, 2020 order granting a preliminary injunction is stayed pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should the petition for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application.
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Middleton v. Andino
...stay after lower court enjoined certain voting laws fifty-six days before election); Merrill v. People First of Ala. , No. 19A1063, ––– U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 190, 207 L.Ed.2d 1113, (U.S. July 2, 2020) (staying without discussion the district court's ruling enjoining certain voting laws appro......
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Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Wis. State Legislature
...v. Gonzalez , 549 U.S. 1, 127 S.Ct. 5, 166 L.Ed.2d 1 (2006) (per curiam ); see also Merrill v. People First of Ala. , ––– U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 25, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2020) ante , p. –––– ( Merrill II ); Andino v. Middleton , ––– U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 190, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2020) ante , p. –––......
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Bognet v. Sec'y Commonwealth of Pa.
...Court defied [the Purcell ] principle and this Court's precedents." (citations omitted)); Merrill v. People First of Ala. , No. 19A1063, 591 U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 190, ––––, 207 L.Ed.2d 1113 (Mem.), at *1 (July 2, 2020) ; Republican Nat'l Comm. , 140 S. Ct. at 1207 ; see also Democratic Nat'......
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Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann
...decision blocking photo-ID and witness-signature requirements for absentee ballots. See Merrill v. People First of Ala. , No. 19A1063, ––– U.S. ––––, 141 S.Ct. 190, 207 L.Ed.2d 1113 (U.S. July 2, 2020).To the extent, the Seventh Circuit left room for other possible workarounds to the witnes......
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Reviving the Prophylactic VRA: Section 3, Purcell, and the New Vote Denial.
...degree of access might well be considered backsliding. (274.) Id. at 1196. (275.) Merrill v. People First of Ala. (People First III), 141 S. Ct. 190, 190 (2020) (mem.). (276.) E.g., Andino v. Middleton, 141 S. Ct. 9, 10 (2020) (mem.) (Kavanaugh, J., concurring). (277.) Merrill v. Milligan, ......
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ABUSING EMERGENCY POWERS: HOW THE SUPREME COURT DEGRADED VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR ABUSE OF STATE POWER.
...Republican Nat'l Comm. v. Democratic Nat'l Comm., 140 S. Ct. 1205, 1207 (2020) (per curiam). (233.) See Merrill v. People First of Ala., 141 S. Ct. 190 (2020) (234.) See Wise. Exec. Order No. 12 (Mar. 24, 2020). (235.) See Wisconsin Primary Recap: Voters Forced to Choose Between Their Healt......
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VOTING IN A PANDEMIC: THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON AMERICA'S ELECTIONS.
...Id at 1226-27. (112.) People First Ala. v. Scc'y of State for Ala., 815 Fed. Appx. 505 (1 lth Cir. 2020). (113.) Merrill v. People First, 141 S. Ct. 190 (114.) People First of Ala. v. Merrill, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180038 (N.D. Ala. 2020). (115.) People First of Ala. v. Scc'y of State, 2020......