Arizona Ballot Collection (SCOTUS)

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee

Filed: April 15, 2016

Decided: July 1, 2021

Lawsuit brought by the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and others against Arizona challenging two provisions of law that criminalized ballot collection and required ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be rejected. The en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the law discriminated against minority voters and struck down both practices. The Arizona Republican attorney general appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which held 6-3 that neither law violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and both laws could remain in place.

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Case Documents (U.S. Supreme Court)

Opinion (July 1, 2021)

Deputy U.S. solicitor general's letter (Feb. 16, 2021)

Private petitioners' reply brief (Feb. 12, 2021)

State petitioners' reply brief (Feb. 12, 2021)

Respondent AZ secretary of state's response brief (Jan. 13, 2021)

DNC respondents' response brief (Jan. 13, 2021)

Private petitioners' opening brief (Nov. 30, 2020)

State petitioners' opening brief (Nov. 30, 2020)

Joint appendix (Nov. 30, 2020)

Order granting petitions (Oct. 2, 2020)

AZ Republican Party's reply in support of petition (July 29, 2020)

AZ attorney general's reply in support of petition (July 28, 2020)

Respondent AZ secretary of state's brief in opposition to petitions (July 1, 2020)

DNC respondents' brief in opposition to petitions (July 1, 2020)

AZ Republican Party's petition for a writ of certiorari (April 27, 2020)

AZ attorney general's petition for a writ of certiorari (April 27, 2020)

Case Documents (9th Circuit)

Order granting state of Arizona's motion to intervene (April 9, 2020)

State of Arizona's reply in support of motion to intervene (March 19, 2020)

Appellee AZ secretary of state's response in opposition to state of Arizona's motion to intervene (March 13, 2020)

Appellants' response in opposition to state of Arizona's motion to intervene (March 13, 2020)

State of Arizona's motion to intervene (March 3, 2020)

En banc opinion (Jan. 27, 2020)

Appellants' reply in support of petition for rehearing en banc (Nov. 1, 2018)

AZ Republican Party appellees' joinder to state appellees' brief in opposition to rehearing en banc (Oct. 16, 2018)

State appellees' brief in opposition to rehearing en banc (Oct. 16, 2018)

Appellants' petition for rehearing en banc (Sept. 12, 2018)

Opinion (Sept. 12, 2018)

Appellants' reply brief (July 17, 2018)

AZ Republican Party appellees' response brief (July 10, 2018)

State appellees' response brief (July 10, 2018)

Appellants' opening brief (July 3, 2018)

Case Documents (District Court)

Order denying plaintiffs' motion to stay H.B. 2023 pending appeal (May 25, 2018)

State defendants and AZ Republican Party intervenors' joint response in opposition to plaintiffs' motion to stay H.B. 2023 pending appeal (May 22, 2018)

Plaintiffs' brief in support of motion to stay H.B. 2023 pending appeal (May 17, 2018)

Plaintiffs' notice of appeal (May 9, 2018)

Findings of fact and conclusions of law (May 8, 2018)

Order denying AZ Republican Party intervenors' motion to dismiss the second amended complaint (April 13, 2017)

State defendants' answer to the second amended complaint (March 17, 2017)

State defendants' motion to dismiss the second amended complaint (Jan. 17, 2017)

AZ Republican Party intervenors' motion to dismiss the second amended complaint (Jan. 17, 2017)

Second amended complaint (Dec. 28, 2016)

Plaintiffs' notice of preliminary injunction appeal (Oct. 15, 2016)

Order denying plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of provisional ballot claims (Oct. 11, 2016)

Order denying plaintiffs' emergency motion (Oct. 4, 2016)

State defendants and AZ Republican Party intervenors' joint response in opposition to plaintiffs' emergency motion (Oct. 3, 2016)

Plaintiffs' emergency motion for stay and injunction pending appeal (Sept. 28, 2016)

Order denying plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (Sept. 23, 2016)

Defendant AZ secretary of state's response to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of polling place and provisional ballot claims (Aug. 22, 2016)

AZ Republican Party intervenors' response in opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of polling place and provisional ballot claims (Aug. 22, 2016)

Plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (July 26, 2016)

State defendants' response to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (July 19, 2016)

AZ Republican Party intervenors' response to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (July 19, 2016)

Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (June 10, 2016)

Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of H.B. 2023 (June 10, 2016)

Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of motion for a preliminary injunction of polling place and provisional ballot claims (June 10, 2016)

Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction of polling place and provisional ballot claims (June 10, 2016)

Amended complaint (April 19, 2016)

Complaint (April 15, 2016)

Justice Amy Coney Barrett questions Republican counsel during oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court

Last updated: September 1, 2021 6:02 pm EST