Shapiro v. McManus

Shapiro v. McManus
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 4, 2015 Decided December 8, 2015
Full case name	STEPHEN M. SHAPIRO, et al., petitioners v. DAVID J. MCMANUS, JR., CHAIRMAN, MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al.
Docket nos.	14–990
Citations	577 U.S. ___ (more)
Prior history	On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Holding
Federal district courts are required to refer cases to a three-judge panel when plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts.
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Scalia, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
28 U.S.C. § 2284

Shapiro v. McManus, 577 U.S. ___ (2015) was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States clarified when United States District Court judges must refer cases to three-judge panels. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court ruled that federal district courts are required to refer cases to a three-judge panel when plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts.^[1]

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases
• Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
• List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court

References

1. Shapiro v. McManus, No. 14-990, 577 U.S. ___, slip op. at 1, 4 (2015).

External links

• Supreme Court slip opinion, Shapiro v. McManus