No. 19-1399
Shelby Advocates for Valid Elections, et al. v. Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State, et al.
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process election-security election-standing equal-protection maladministration rule-12b1 rule-12b6 standing voting-rights voting-system
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Do the plaintiffs have standing to challenge their county's unfair voting system?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW IL Do the plaintiffs, who have shown an actual breach and maladministration, have standing to challenge their county’s fundamentally unfair voting system? I. Did the Sixth Circuit err in applying the Rule 12(b)(6) Twombly/Igbal Standard on a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss? Til. Did the Sixth Circuit err in requiring proof of “Inevitable Harm” for standing in this election security case?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-22
Brief amici curiae of Individual Election Security Experts filed. (Distributed)
2020-07-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent Tre Hargett TN Sec'y State; Mark Goins State Election Commission Commissioners to respond filed.
2020-06-22
Waiver of right of respondents Linda Phillips Shelby County Election Commission, Shelby County Election Commission Commissioners to respond filed.
2020-06-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2020)
Attorneys
Individual Election Security Experts
John David Graubert — Covington & Burling LLP, Amicus
John David Graubert — Covington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Linda Phillips Shelby County Election Commission, Shelby County Election Commission Commissioners
John L. Ryder — Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, Respondent
John L. Ryder — Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, Respondent
Shelby Advocates for Valid Elections, et al.
Carolyn Jean Chumney — Carol Chumney Law Firm, Petitioner
Carolyn Jean Chumney — Carol Chumney Law Firm, Petitioner
Tre Hargett TN Sec'y State; Mark Goins State Election Commission Commissioners
Joseph F. Whalen III — TN Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Joseph F. Whalen III — TN Attorney General's Office, Respondent