No. 25-253
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North Dakota
Tags: civil-rights implied-right-of-action private-plaintiffs section-1983 statutory-interpretation voting-rights
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Latest Conference:
2025-11-21
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301, is enforceable by private plaintiffs through 42 U.S.C. § 1983, an implied right of action, or both?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 , is enforceable by private plaintiffs through 42 U.S.C. § 1983, an implied right of action , or both?
Docket Entries
2025-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-16
Rescheduled.
2025-10-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Former Republican Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Group of Current and Former Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Professor Ellen D. Katz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Former Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Group of Current, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of States of Minnesota, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Voting Rights Historians filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of AALDEF, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Brief amici curiae of Ellen D. Katz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-06
Amicus brief of AALDEF, AAJC, and LatinoJustice submitted.
2025-10-06
Amicus brief of States of Minnesota, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and The District of Columbia submitted.
2025-10-06
Amicus brief of Former Republican Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christine Todd Whitman, Marc Racicot, and William F. Weld submitted.
2025-10-06
Amicus brief of Ellen D. Katz and The Voting Rights Initiative submitted.
2025-10-03
Reply of petitioners Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. filed.
2025-10-03
Reply of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. submitted.
2025-10-02
Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee filed.
2025-10-02
Amicus brief of American Jewish Committee submitted.
2025-09-19
Brief of respondent Michael Howe in opposition filed.
2025-09-19
Brief of Michael Howe in opposition submitted.
2025-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2025)
Attorneys
AALDEF, AAJC, and LatinoJustice
American Jewish Committee
Bipartisan Group of Current and Former Members of Congress
Ellen D. Katz and The Voting Rights Initiative
Trisha B. Anderson — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Trisha B. Anderson — Hecker Fink LLP, Amicus
Former Republican Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christine Todd Whitman, Marc Racicot, and William F. Weld
Michael Howe
Philip Axt — Office of the North Dakota Attorney General, Respondent
Philip Axt — Office of the North Dakota Attorney General, Respondent
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Respondent
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Respondent
States of Minnesota, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and The D
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al.
John Ernest Echohawk — Native American Rights Fund, Petitioner
John Ernest Echohawk — Native American Rights Fund, Petitioner
Voting Rights Historians
Charles Rothfeld — Mayer Brown LLP, Amicus
Charles Rothfeld — Mayer Brown LLP, Amicus