No. 20-599

Hirsh Singh v. Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2020-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law due-process elections-clause executive-order freedom-of-information-act mail-in-voting standing state-powers
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the New Jersey Governor's Executive Order taking over the powers of the state legislature to make election related laws and the primary election conducted according to this Executive Order violate the Due Process Clause and Elections Clause (Article 1, Section 4) of the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED , i. Does the New.Jersey Governor’s Executive Order taking over the powers of the state legislature to. make election related laws and the primary election conducted according to this Executive Order -violate the. Due Process Clause and Elections Clause (Article 1, Section 4) of the United States Constitution? ; ii. Does the mail-in ballot system for'the manner of voting created. through an Executive Order of the Governor of New: Jersey (and which is separate from the previously existing absentee ballot system) violate federal’ laws such’ as ‘the Freedom of the Information Act-when the newly created mail: in ballot system is not subject to federal laws that govern the ; absentee ballot system? : oe ao F \ .

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-02-01
Reply of petitioner Singh Hirsh filed. (Distributed)
2021-01-30
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
2021-01-26
Brief of respondents Philip D. Murphy, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including January 26, 2021.
2020-12-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2021 to February 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-07
Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2021)
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-09
Waiver of right of respondents Philip D. Murphy, et al. to respond filed.
2020-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2020)
2020-10-29
Motion expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner Singh Hirsh.

Attorneys

Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey
Jeremy Michael FeigenbaumOffice of the New Jersey Attorney General, Respondent
Jeremy Michael FeigenbaumOffice of the New Jersey Attorney General, Respondent
Philip D. Murphy, et al.
Susan Marie ScottNew Jersey Department of Law and Public SafetyDi, Respondent
Susan Marie ScottNew Jersey Department of Law and Public SafetyDi, Respondent
Singh Hirsh
Hirsh Singh — Petitioner
Hirsh Singh — Petitioner