No. 25-1017

Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: citizenship-requirements consent-decree election-law federal-preemption national-voter-registration-act voter-registration
Latest Conference: N/A
Related Cases: 25-1019 (Vide) 25-1022 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Does the National Voter Registration Act or a fed-eral consent decree prohibit Arizona from requir-ing voter-registration applicants to produce "satis-factory evidence" of U.S. citizenship when register-ing with a state registration form?

(2) Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit Arizona from implementing a program within 90 days of a federal election to cancel the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the National Voter Registration Act or a federal consent decree prohibits Arizona from requiring voter-registration applicants to produce satisfactory evidence of U.S. citizenship, and whether the National Voter Registration Act prohibits Arizona from implementing a program within 90 days of a federal election to cancel the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens

Docket Entries

2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, Inc., and Honest Elections Project submitted.
2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center submitted.
2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia submitted.
2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Federation for American Immigration Reform submitted.
2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Arizona Free Enterprise Club and Arizona Liberty Network submitted.
2026-03-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2026, for all respondents.
2026-03-16
Motion of Democratic National Committee and Arizona Democratic Party for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2026 to May 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-02-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)
2025-12-09
Application (25A673) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 19, 2026.
2025-12-05
Application (25A673) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2025 to February 19, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Arizona Free Enterprise Club and Arizona Liberty Network
Dominic Emil DrayeGreenberg Traurig, LLP, Amicus
Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, Inc., and Honest Elections Project
Christopher E. MillsSpero Law LLC, Amicus
Democratic National Committee and Arizona Democratic Party
Daniel Stephen VolchokWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Respondent
Federal Respondents
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Christopher J. HajecFederation for American Immigration Reform, Amicus
Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia
Anthony John PowellOffice of the Kansas Attorney General, Amicus
Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center
Michael T. MorleyFlorida State University Election Law Center, Amicus
Republican National Committee
Gilbert Charles DickeyConsovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Petitioner