CASE SUMMARY
On July 27, 2022, two Missouri voters filed a state lawsuit against Missouri’s Secretary of State and the state’s Judicial Redistricting Commission challenging the Commission’s adopted state Senate plan as violating the Missouri Constitution, citing the plan’s splitting of Buchanan County and the City of Hazelwood. They sought a declaratory judgment the plan was unconstitutional, an injunction barring its use in future elections, and an order adopting the plaintiffs’ proposed remedial plan.
- On July 12, 2023, a bench trial was held in the Circuit Court of Cole County. On September 12, 2023, the circuit court upheld the state Senate plan as constitutional. Plaintiffs appealed directly to the Missouri Supreme Court.
- On February 14, 2024, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s decision.
CASE LIBRARY
The Supreme Court of Missouri, No. SC100277
- Notice of Appeal - 10/11/23
- Docketing Notice - 10/11/23
- Legal File - 10/17/23
- Record on Appeal - 11/9/23
- Appellants' Brief - 11/30/23
- Appellants' Appendix - 11/30/23
- Unopposed Motion to Expedite - 12/8/23
- Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief - 12/15/23
- Amicus Brief of House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc - 12/15/23
- Appellants' Index of Exhibits - 12/26/23
- Joint Exhibit 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 - 12/26/23
- Exhibit B - 12/26/23
- Plaintiff's Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 4 - 12/26/23
- Defendants' Proposed Remedial Map - 12/26/23
- Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief - 12/27/23
- Amicus Brief of Missouri Senate Campaign Committee, Inc - 12/27/23
- Oral Argument Docketing Notice - 12/29/23
- Supplemental Legal File - 1/2/24
- Respondent's Brief - 1/2/24
- Appendix to Respondent's Brief - 1/2/24
- Appellants' Reply Brief - 1/8/24
- Unopposed Motion to Reschedule Oral Argument - 1/23/24
- Oral Argument Docketing Notice - 1/24/24
- Opinion - 2/14/24