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Argued. For petitioner: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss. For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Reply of respondents Vet Voice Foundation, et al. in support of petitioner filed. (Distributed)
Reply of petitioner Michael Watson filed. (Distributed)
Record received from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Motion for divided argument filed by Vet Voice Foundation, et al. DENIED.
CIRCULATED
Response to motion of respondents for divided argument from petitioner Michael Watson filed.
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents.
Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Nancy Landry, Louisiana Secretary of State, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Voter Alliance, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Center for Election Confidence, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Citizens for New Jersey Election Integrity, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Citizens United, et al. filed.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress, et al. filed.
Brief of respondent Libertarian Party of Mississippi filed.
Brief of respondents Republican National Committee, et al. filed.
Opposition of petitioner to motion of Vet Voice Foundation, et al. for divided argument filed.
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 23, 2026.
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Vet Voice Foundation, et al. in support of petitioner.
Brief amici curiae of Individuals and Organizations Representing Military and Overseas Voters filed.
Amicus brief of League of United Latin Americans Citizens not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - January 12, 2026)
Brief amicus curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens filed. (Corrected)
Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Defense Committee filed.
Brief amici curiae of Campaign Legal Center, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Former Election Administrators filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Democratic National Committee filed.
Brief amici curiae of Local Election Officials, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Alaska in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
Brief amici curiae of Fourteen United States Senators filed.
Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.
Amicus brief of National Security Leaders for America not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - January 13, 2026)
Brief amicus curiae of National Security Leaders for America filed. (Corrected)
Brief amicus curiae of Society For The Rule Of Law Institute filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Corey J. Biazzo filed. (Corrected)
Amicus brief of Corey J. Biazzo not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - January 07, 2026)
Brief of respondents Vet Voice Foundation, et al. in support of petitioner filed.
Brief of petitioner Michael Watson filed.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 2, 2026. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including February 9, 2026.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Michael Watson.
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Petition GRANTED.
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Letter of September 24, 2025 from counsel for respondents Justin Wetzel, et al. filed.
Response Requested. (Due October 3, 2025)
Reply of petitioner Michael Watson filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Libertarian Party of Mississippi in opposition filed.
Brief of respondents Republican National Committee, et al. in opposition filed.
Brief of respondents Vet Voice Foundation, et al. in support filed.
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Center for Election Confidence, Inc., et al. filed.
Motions to extend the time to file a response are granted and the time is extended to and including August 11, 2025, for all respondents.
Motion of Republican National Committee, et al. to extend the time to file a response from July 10, 2025 to August 11, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Motion of Libertarian Party of Mississippi to extend the time to file a response from July 10, 2025 to August 11, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Waiver of right of respondents Justin Wetzel, Toni Jo Diaz, Becky Payne, Barbara Kimball, Christine Brice, and Carolyn Handler to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2025)
Michael Watson, Petitioner, represented by Scott Grant Stewart
Justin Wetzel, Toni Jo Diaz, Becky Payne, Barbara Kimball, Christine Brice, and Carolyn Handler, Respondent, represented by Timothy Charles Holleman
Libertarian Party of Mississippi, Respondent, represented by T. Russell Nobile
Libertarian Party of Mississippi, Respondent, represented by Paul D. Clement
Republican National Committee, Mississippi Republican Party, James Perry, and Matthew Lamb, Respondent, represented by Gilbert Charles Dickey
Vet Voice Foundation, et al. in support of petitioner, Respondent, represented by Marc Erik Elias
Alaska, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jenna Marie Lorence
Campaign Legal Center and Protect Democracy Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Adav Noti
Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, Inc., and Honest Elections Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher E. Mills
Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, Inc., Honest Elections Project, and American Legislative Exchange Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher E. Mills
Citizens for New Jersey Election Integrity and Project Civica, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Dana Lauren Wefer
Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, The Presidential Coalition, LLC, America’s Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson
Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod
Corey J. Biazzo, Amicus Curiae, represented by Corey John Biazzo
District of Columbia and 19 States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Caroline Sage Van Zile
Former Election Administrators, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin J. Hamilton
Fourteen United States Senators, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy J. Mauser
Individuals and Organizations Representing Military and Overseas Voters, Amicus Curiae, represented by P. Benjamin DeWitt Duke
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People Legal Defense And Education Fund, Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund, Equal Justice Society, National Urban League, National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People, And Mississippi State Conference Of The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Neil Weiner
League of United Latin American Citizens, Amicus Curiae, represented by Norman L. Eisen
League of Women Voters, Rural Coalition/coalición Rural, Center for Rural Strategies, American association of People With Disabilities, and Disability Rights Mississippi, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sophia Lin Lakin
Local Election Officials and Local Governments, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan B. Miller
Members of Congress and the American Center for Law & Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow
National Congress of American Indians, Alaska Federation of Natives, and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jacqueline Diana De Leon
National Defense Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by John N. Maher
National Republican Congressional Committee, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Robert Spies
National Security Leaders for America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Carl Schwartz
Professor Michael T. Morley and Florida State University Election Law Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael T. Morley
Public Interest Legal Foundation and American Constitutional Rights Union, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Christian Adams
Secretaries of State of Louisiana and Wyoming, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Thomas Thompson
State of Montana, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christian Brian Corrigan
The Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus Curiae, represented by John C. Eastman
The Democratic National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
The Society For The Rule Of Law Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Douglas Bernstein
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by D. John Sauer
Wisconsin Voter Alliance, Michigan Fair Elections Institute, PA Fair Elections, and Veterans for America First, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erick G. Kaardal