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Judgment Issued.
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-568new_4gcj.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Kagan, J., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Michael Talent, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jane E. Notz, Solicitor General, Chicago, Ill.
Reply of petitioners Michael J. Bost, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Brief amicus curiae of Democratic Party of Illinois filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former State Secretaries of State filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED
Brief of respondents Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. filed.
Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and available with the Clerk.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Republican National Committee filed.
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of League of Women Voters, et al. filed. (Distributed). (September 29, 2025--Corrected PDF and booklet. (Distributed)).
Brief amici curiae of Professor Michael T. Morley, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Election Integrity Project California, Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Honest Elections Project filed.
Brief amici curiae of National Republican Congressional Committee, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Brief amici curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence filed.
Brief amici curiae of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, et al. filed.
Brief of petitioners Michael Bost, et al. filed.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Michael Bost, et al.
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 22, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2025.
Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Petition GRANTED.
Rescheduled.
Reply of petitioners Michael Bost, et al. filed.
Brief of respondents Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. in opposition filed.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 14, 2025.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 4, 2025.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2025 to April 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 5, 2025.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 3, 2025 to March 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Response Requested. (Due February 3, 2025)
Brief amici curiae of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Election Confidence, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois State Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2024)
Michael Bost, et al., Petitioner, represented by Paul D. Clement
Michael Bost, et al., Petitioner, represented by T. Russell Nobile
Illinois State Board of Elections, et al., Respondent, represented by Jane Elinor Notz
Illinois State Board of Elections, et al., Respondent, represented by Alex Hemmer
American Center for Law and Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay Alan Sekulow
America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, The Presidential Coalition, LLC, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson
America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Def. Fund, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, The Presidential Coalition, LLC, and Conservative Legal Def. and Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson
Bipartisan Former State Secretaries of State, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald Kareem Sherman
Center for Election Confidence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bradley Alan Benbrook
Center for Election Confidence, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathon Paul Hauenschild
Democratic Party of Illinois, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Robert Fox
Honest Elections Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason Brett Torchinsky
Integrity Project California, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael James O'Neill
League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Illinois, American Civil Liberties Union, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., and Rutherford Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ari Joseph Savitzky
Members of Michigan Fair Elections Institute, PA Fair Elections, and Wisconsin Voter Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erick G. Kaardal
Phyllis Schlafly Eagles and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Schlafly
Professor Michael T. Morley And Florida State University Election Law Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael T. Morley
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Christian Adams
Republican National Committee, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Ryan McCarthy
Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections and Honest Elections Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by Drew Curtis Ensign
Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections and RITE PAC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Owen Murray
State of West Virginia and 10 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Ray Williams
The District of Columbia et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Caroline Sage Van Zile
The NRCC and The NRSC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeremy Joseph Broggi
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by D. John Sauer