No. 24-258

Lindsey Gremont, et al. v. Jane Nelson, Texas Secretary of State, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights election-integrity election-systems federal-interference injury-in-fact voter-privacy
Key Terms:
Environmental FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether voters' private rights are infringed when state actors fail to conduct elections according to law and whether the disclosure of a voter's private information gives rise to injury-in-fact

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioners are a group of qualified Texas voters. They sued their respective counties seeking remedy for allegedly conducting their elections on electronic voting systems that fail to comply with the minimum standards prerequisite for their legal use under federal and state law, thereby increasing the risk that their votes will not be fairly counted. The Fifth Circuit held that this asserted injury was an incognizable generalized grievance. Additionally, Petitioners allege that the county Respondents allowed the State’s entire election infrastructure to be unconstitutionally federalized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As a result, Petitioners claim that private information within their state voter registration record, including insight on their voting behavior, is being disclosed to the federal government. The Fifth Circuit held that this harm fell short of concrete injury and, in any event, was not sufficiently particularized because it affected all registered Texas voters. The questions presented are: 1. Whether voters’ private rights are infringed when state actors fail to conduct elections according to law. 2. Whether the disclosure of a voter’s private information gives rise to injury-in-fact.

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-10-07
Amicus brief of Terpsehore "Tore" Maras and eligible voters of all 50 states and 1 territory submitted.
2024-10-07
2024-09-14
Waiver of right of respondent The Secretary of State John Scott et al. to respond filed.
2024-09-10
Waiver of Jane Nelson, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Jane Nelson, et al. to respond filed.
2024-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2024)
2024-06-28
Application (23A1150) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 2, 2024.
2024-06-20
Application (23A1150) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 2, 2024 to August 31, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jane Nelson, et al.
C. Robert HeathBickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Respondent
C. Robert HeathBickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Respondent
Lindsey Gremont, et al.
Lindsey Gremont — Petitioner
Lindsey Gremont — Petitioner
Terpsehore "Tore" Maras and eligible voters of all 50 states and 1 territory
Grant Joseph GuillotGrant Guillot, LLC, Amicus
Grant Joseph GuillotGrant Guillot, LLC, Amicus
The Secretary of State John Scott et al.
Roy AdamsOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent
Roy AdamsOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent