JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Argued. For appellants: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For appellees Common Cause, et al.: Emmet J. Bondurant, II, Atlanta, Ga. For appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.: Allison J. Riggs, Durham, N. C.

Reply of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Joint motion of appellees for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument GRANTED in part, and the time is divided as follows: 35 minutes for appellants, 20 minutes for appellees Common Cause, et al., and 15 minutes for appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.

Brief amicus curiae of Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression filed (March 18, 2019) (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of 27 Election Law, Scientific Evidence, and Empirical Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Political Science Professors filed (also in18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of States of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (also in 18-726) (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Professors Christopher S. Elmendorf, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Group of Current and Former Members of the House of Representatives filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Professors Wesley Pegden, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of First Amendment and Election Law Scholars filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor D. Theodore Rave filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Stephen M. Shapiro filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of the American Jewish Committee filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Jr. filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Democracy North Carolina and The People's Alliance Fund filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Historians filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Michael Kang filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Mathematicians, Law Professors, and Students filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Eric S. Lander filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic Duke Law School filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Colleagues of Professor Norman Dorsen filed. (Distributed)

Brief of appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed. (March 5, 2019) (Distributed)

Brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Reprinted version submitted)

Record from the U.S.C.A 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Record requested from the U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of North Carolina.

Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress from the North Carolina Delegation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of the American Civil Rights Union and Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Texas House Representative Carl Isett filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Speaker Michael C. Turzai filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Bernard Grofman and Ronald Keith Gaddie in support of neither party filed (also in 18-726). (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of The Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of The National Republican Redistricting Trust filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of David Orentlicher in support of neither party filed (also in 18-726).

Brief of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed.

Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs received)

Joint motion for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed by appellees.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Common Cause, et al..

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Robert A. Rucho, et al..

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Appellants' briefs on the merits are to be filed on or before Friday, February 8, 2019. Appellees' briefs on the merits are to be filed on or before Monday, March 4, 2019. Reply briefs on the merits are to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. Amicus curiae briefs in support of appellants or in support of neither party are to be filed on or before Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Amicus curiae briefs in support of appellees are to be filed on or before Friday, March 8, 2019.

Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits. The case will be set for argument in the March argument session.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Rescheduled.

Brief opposing motion to affirm from appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.

Supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al..

Motion to affirm filed by appellees Common Cause, et al.

Brief amicus curiae of Philip P. Kalodner filed.

Motion to affirm filed by appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Robert A. Rucho, et al..

Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Common Cause, et al..

Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)