CASE SUMMARY
On November 17, 2021, Ada County filed a petition with the Idaho Supreme Court challenging the Idaho Commission for Reapportionment’s adopted legislative plan as violating the Idaho Constitution’s requirement that counties be divided only when “reasonably necessary” for equal population purposes and as violating Idaho’s statutory redistricting criteria by ignoring traditional neighborhoods, dividing local communities of interest, and dividing Ada County into three parts when it wasn’t necessary. Petitioner sought a judicial declaration the plan was unconstitutional and unlawful, a writ of prohibition barring the Commission’s final plan and report from being sent to legislative leaders, and for the map to be remanded back to the Commission for revisions.
- On November 23, 2021, the case was consolidated with another challenge to Idaho’s legislative plan, Durst v. Idaho Comm’n for Reapportionment. On December 17, 2021, two more legislative plan challenges were consolidated with them.
- On January 27, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld the Commission’s final plan as valid, finding the Commission’s balancing of redistricting criteria was reasonable and applying a “reasonably determined” standard to the Commission’s determinations as to which counties are “reasonably necessary” to divide for constitutional compliance purposes.
- On May 17, 2022, Ada County filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari. The Court granted the petition, setting a July 14, 2022, deadline.
- On July 14, 2022, Ada County filed its petition for a writ of certiorari with SCOTUS which was denied on October 3, 2022.
For all of the filings in this case, see Durst v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment.
Related Cases: Durst v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment; Stucki v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment; Allan v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment;
Similar Case: Pentico v. Idaho Comm'n for Reapportionment
CASE LIBRARY
Idaho Supreme Court - No. 49267-2021 [together with Nos. 49261-2021, 49295-2021, & 49353-2021]
- Petition Challenging the Constitutionality of Reapportionment Plan L03 and Request for Writ of Prohibition and Remand - 11/17/21
- Motion to Consolidate and Align Briefing Schedule - 11/19/21
- Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion to Consolidate - 11/22/21
- Order Consolidating Actions and Resetting Briefing Schedule - 11/23/21
- Opinion - 1/27/22
U.S. Supreme Court - No. 22-46 [Formerly No. 21A740, Stay Application]