CASE SUMMARY

On December 30, 2021, a coalition of Georgian voters and African-American civil rights and community organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia's Secretary of State, challenging the state's enacted legislative redistricting plans as violating the federal Voting Rights Act. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that the enacted state House and state Senate redistricting plans result in the dilution of Black Georgians' voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. They are seeking a judicial declaration that the enacted legislative plans violate the Voting Rights Act, a preliminary and permanent injunction barring the defendant from using the plans in any future elections, a court order requiring the state to adopt valid redistricting plans that comply with the VRA and, if necessary, for the court to order an interim plan for use in the 2022 elections.

On February 28, 2022 the court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction.

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
• 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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - No. 23-13914

• Civil Docketing Notice - 11/28/23