CASE SUMMARY
On December 30, 2021, a coalition of civil rights and community organizations and Georgia voters filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia’s Secretary of State challenging the state’s enacted legislative redistricting plans as diluting Black voters’ voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (“VRA”). They sought a judicial declaration the plans violated the VRA, a preliminary and permanent injunction barring the plans from use in future elections, an order requiring the State to enact new plans that comply with the VRA and, if necessary, for the court to order an interim plan into use for the 2022 elections.
- Between February 7 and February 14, 2022, the district court held a coordinated preliminary injunction hearing for this case and two other challenges to Georgia’s redistricting plans, Grant v. Raffensperger and Pendergrass v. Raffensperger.
- On February 28, 2022, the district court issued a preliminary injunction barring the congressional and legislative plans from future use after finding the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on their VRA claims.
- A consolidated trial for this case, Grant, and Pendergrass was held from September 5 to September 14, 2023. On October 26, 2023, the district court struck down the state’s congressional and legislative plans as violating Section 2 of the VRA and gave the State until December 8, 2023, to enact remedial plans.
- On November 22, 2023, Georgia appealed the district court’s judgment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit but also proceeded to enact remedial congressional and legislative plans on December 8, 2023.
- On December 28, the district court approved the State’s remedial plans as lawful.
Similar Cases: Common Cause v. Raffensperger; Georgia State Conf. of the NAACP v. Georgia; Pendergrass v. Raffensperger; Grant v. Raffensperger
CASE LIBRARY
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division - No. 1:21-cv-5337
- Complaint - 12/30/21
- Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement - 1/6/22
- Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Exhibits in Support (I of III) - 1/7/22
- Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Exhibits in Support (II of III) - 1/7/22
- Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Exhibits in Support (III of III) - 1/7/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Errata - 1/10/22
- Status Report - 1/11/22
- Defendants' Status Report - 1/11/22
- Order - 1/12/22
- Order - 1/12/22
- Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint - 1/14/22
- Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 1/18/22
- Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to State Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - 1/18/22
- Coordinated Order - 1/19/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Their Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and in Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss - 1/25/22
- Parties' Consolidated Presentation Schedule - 1/26/22
- Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - 1/28/22
- Coordinated Order - 1/28/22
- Plaintiffs' Witness List - 1/31/22
- Defendants' List of Witnesses and Exhibits - 1/31/22
- Plaintiffs' Exhibit List - 1/31/22
- Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 2/1/22
- Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony - 2/2/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice Regarding Objections to Defendant's Witnesses - 2/2/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice Regarding Objections to Defendant's Exhibits - 2/2/22
- Defendants' Objections to Plaintiffs' Witnesses and Exhibits - 2/2/22
- Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony - 2/3/22
- Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Emergency Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony - 2/3/22
- Order - 2/3/22
- Coordinated Order - 2/3/22
- Expert Report of John R. Alford - 2/4/22
- Declaration of Lynn Bailey - 2/4/22
- Declaration of Gina Wright - 2/4/22
- Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs by Fair Districts GA & the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School - 2/4/22
- Joint Stipulated Facts for Preliminary Injunction Proceedings - 2/4/22
- Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Judicial Notice - 2/6/22
- Order - 2/7/22
- Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum - 2/8/22
- Consent Motion to Extend the Time for Defendants to Answer Plaintiffs' Complaints - 2/10/22
- Order - 2/11/22
- Plaintiffs' Second Unopposed Motion for Judicial Notice - 2/14/22
- Coordinated Order - 2/14/22
- Declaration of Rahul Garabadu - 2/17/22
- Defendants' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 2/18/22
- Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 2/18/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Their Motion for a Preliminary Injunction - 2/22/22
- Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 2/24/22
- Defendant's Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint - 2/25/22
- Order - 2/28/22
- Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction - 2/28/22
- Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan - 3/28/22
- Order - 3/29/22
- Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief - 3/30/22
- Defendant's Answer to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint - 4/13/22
- Order - 5/16/22
- Joint Status Report - 8/2/22
- Order - 8/4/22
- Joint Motion for Protective Order - 8/24/22
- Stipulated Protective Order - 8/25/22
- Joint Motion for Entry of ESI Order - 9/1/22
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 9/2/22
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 10/6/22
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 10/7/22
- Joint Motion to Amend Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 12/15/22
- Order Granting Motion to Amend Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 1/3/23
- Joint Motion to Amend Stipulation and Oreder Regarding Discovery - 2/16/23
- Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - 3/20/23
- Defendant's Statement of Undisputed Material Facts - 3/20/23
- Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Statement of Undisputed Material Facts - 4/19/23
- Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - 4/19/23
- Plaintiffs' Statement of Additional Facts - 4/19/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Document - 4/20/23
- Order - 4/20/23
- Order - 4/28/23
- Order - 5/2/23
- Clarification Order - 5/2/23
- Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment - 5/3/23
- Defendant's Responses and Objections to Plaintiffs' Statement of Additional Material Facts - 5/3/23
- Plaintiffs' Supplemental Submission in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - 6/22/23
- Defendant's Supplemental Brief Regarding Summary Judgment Briefing Based on Allen. Milligan - 6/22/23
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - 6/27/23
- Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - 6/30/23
- Order - 7/17/23
- Order - 7/21/23
- Joint Pretrial Order - 7/25/23
- Pretrial Order - 8/15/23
- Logistics Order - 8/18/23
- Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/18/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/22/23
- Order - 8/23/23
- Order - 8/24/23
- Order - 8/25/23
- Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/28/23
- Order - 8/30/23
- Order - 8/30/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Clarification Regarding Trial Logistics - 8/31/23
- Order - 8/31/23
- Alpha Phi Alpha Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Amend Exhibit and Witness Lists - 9/1/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/5/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/6/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/7/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/8/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/11/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/12/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/13/23
- Trial Transcript - 9/14/23
- Defendant's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 9/25/23
- Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 9/25/23
- Order - 10/4/23
- Order - 10/4/23
- Defendant's Notice of Constitutional Question - 10/10/23
- Opinion and Memorandum of Decision - 10/26/23
- Judgment - 10/26/23
- Order - 11/9/23
- Response to United States on Constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act - 11/17/23
- Defendant's Notice of Appeal - 11/22/23
- Order - 11/28/23
- Plaintiffs' Joint Motion for Entry of Remedial Scheduling Order - 12/4/23
- Response to Plaintiffs' Joint Motion for Entry of Remedial Scheduling Order - 12/6/23
- Order - 12/6/23
- Notice of Adoption of Remedial Plans - 12/8/23
- Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Opposition to Defendants' Proposed Remedial Maps - 12/12/23
- Plaintiffs' Objections to Defendant's Remedial Proposal and Memorandum of Law and Appendix - 12/13/23
- Order - 12/18/23
- Order - 12/18/23
- Consolidated Response to Plaintiffs' Objections Regarding Remedial Plans - 12/18/23
- Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of Their Objections to Defendants' Remedial Proposal - 12/19/23
- Minute Sheet for Proceedings - 12/20/23
- Order - 12/28/23
- Notice of Consolidation - 1/16/24
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Appeal - 1/22/24
- Transmission of Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal - 1/22/24
- Docketing Notice - 1/25/24
- Order - 5/3/24
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - No. 23-13914
- Civil Docketing Notice - 11/28/23
- Notice of Consolidation - 1/16/24
- Brief of the Secretary of State of Georgia - 2/7/24
- Certificate of Interested Persons of Amici Curiae State of Alabama and 13 Other States - 2/14/24
- Brief of Alabama and 13 Other States as Amici Curiae Supporting Appellant and Reversal - 2/14/24
- Motion of the National Republican Redistricting Trust for Leave to File a Brief Amicus Curiae - 2/14/24
- Order - 3/19/24
- Brief of Amicus Curiae the National Republican Redistricting Trust in Support of Defendant-Appellant - 3/19/24
- Brief for the United States as Appellee - 4/8/24
- Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees - 4/8/24
- Supplemental Appendix of Plaintiffs-Appellees - 4/10/24
- Brief of Constitutional Accountability Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees and Affirmance - 4/15/24
- Brief of Voting Rights Historians as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees - 4/15/24
- Brief of the District of Columbia [and 18 states] as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees and Affirmance - 4/15/24
- Brief of Amicus Curiae The Brennan Center for Justice - 4/15/24
- Motion of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP [...] for Leave to File a Brief Amicus Curiae - 4/15/24
- Brief for the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP [...] as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees and Affirmance of District Court Decision - 4/15/24
- Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief and for Additional Pages for Reply Brief - 5/1/24
- Order - 5/3/24
- Order - 5/7/24
- Reply Brief of The Secretary of State of Georgia - 6/28/24
- Scheduling Notice - 10/18/24
- Calendar Notice - 11/13/24
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - No. 24-10230
- Docketing Notice - 1/22/24