CASE SUMMARY
On August 13, 2021, several Wisconsin voters filed a federal lawsuit against the members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging the state’s then-still-in-effect 2010-cycle legislative redistricting plans as malapportioned in violation of the one person, one vote constitutional requirement and the state’s lack of new redistricting plans as hindering their Freedom of Association under the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They sought a judicial declaration the 2010-cycle legislative plans were unconstitutional, an injunction barring their use in future elections, and a court ordered schedule for adopting and implementing new redistricting plans if the Wisconsin Legislature and Governor were unable to do so in a timely manner.
- On August 27, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted the Wisconsin Legislature’s motion to intervene as defendants.
- On September 16, 2021, the district court consolidated this case with another challenge to Wisconsin’s redistricting plans, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities v. Spindell.
- On October 6, 2021, the district court granted a stay on the case in light of a redistricting challenge petition that had been recently accepted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission. The stay was repeatedly extended by the court, ultimately extending until January 28, 2022.
- On March 3, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted final congressional and legislative plans in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission.
- On May 5, 2022, the federal district court dismissed the case, citing the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson.
Related Case: Black Leaders Organizing for Communities v. Spindell
Similar Case: Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
CASE LIBRARY
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin - No. 3:21-cv-00512
- Complaint - 8/13/21
- Letter from Court Regarding Three-Judge Court Request - 8/16/21
- Motion to Intervene by the Wisconsin Legislature - 8/17/21
- Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Intervene by the Wisconsin Legislature - 8/17/21
- Order Designating Three-Judge Court - 8/18/21
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Wisconsin Legislature's Motion to Intervene - 8/24/21
- Motion to Intervene as Plaintiffs - 8/26/21
- Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Intervene as Plaintiffs - 8/26/21
- Motion for Leave to File Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Intervene by the Wisconsin Legislature - 8/26/21
- Opinion and Order - 8/27/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Fitzgerald's Motion to Intervene - 8/30/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Fitzgerald's Memorandum in Support of Their Motion to Intervene - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Congressman Glenn Grothman - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Congressman Mike Gallagher - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Congressman Bryan Steil - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Congressman Tom Tiffany - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Congressman Scott L. Fitzgerald - 8/30/21
- Declaration of Kevin M. Leroy - 8/30/21
- Notice of Consent to Consolidation - 9/3/21
- Answer - 9/7/21
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Congressmen Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Fitzgerald's Motion to Intervene - 9/7/21
- Plaintiffs' Response to Motion to Intervene of Billie Johnson, Eric O'Keefe, Ed Perkins, and Ronald Zahn - 9/7/21
- Reply of Proposed Intervenor-Plaintiffs Billie Johnson, Eric O'Keefe, Ed Perkins, and Ronald Zahn in Support of Motion to Intervene as Plaintiffs - 9/8/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, Bryan Steil, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Fitzgerald's Reply in Support of Their Motion to Intervene - 9/9/21
- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers' Motion to Intervene - 9/13/21
- Memorandum in Support of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers' Motion to Intervene - 9/13/21
- Proposed Intervenor-Defendant Tony Evers' Answer - 9/13/21
- Response by the Wisconsin Legislature on Consolidation - 9/13/21
- Parties' Joint Proposal Regarding Scheduling - 9/13/21
- Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to the Wisconsin Legislature's Motion to Dismiss - 9/13/21
- Opinion and Order - 9/16/21
- Motion to Intervene by the Proposed Plaintiff-Intervenors Citizen Data Scientists - 9/20/21
- Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Intervene by Proposed Plaintiff-Intervenors Citizen Data Scientists - 9/20/21
- Complaint of Intervenor-Plaintiffs - 9/21/21
- First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief - 9/21/21
- Order - 9/21/21
- Answer by the Wisconsin Legislature to Hunter Complaint - 9/22/21
- Notice of State Court Proceedings and Motion to Stay Proceedings - 9/23/21
- Notice by the Wisconsin Legislature - 9/23/21
- Notice by the Wisconsin Legislature of U.S. Supreme Court Petition - 9/24/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al., Answer to Hunter Plaintiffs' Complaint - 9/27/21
- Letter to Court from William R. Taylor - 9/28/21
- Motion to Dismiss BLOC Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint by the Wisconsin Legislature - 9/30/21
- Motion to Dismiss Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Complaint by the Wisconsin Legislature - 9/30/21
- Defendants' Answer to BLOC Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint - 9/30/21
- Intervenor-Defendant Governor Tony Evers' Response to Stay Motion - 10/1/21
- Response to Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion to Stay by the Wisconsin Legislature - 10/1/21
- Defendants' Response to Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay - 10/1/21
- Hunter Plaintiffs' Opposition to Johnson Intervenors' Second Motion to Stay Proceedings - 10/1/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al., Statement Regarding the Johnson Plaintiffs' Second Motion to Stay and the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Grant of Petition for Original Action in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission - 10/1/21
- Notice of Position of Proposed Plaintiff-Intervenor Citizen Data Scientists on Matters Raised in the Court's September 23, 2021 Order - 10/1/21
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Motion to Stay Proceedings - 10/1/21
- Declaration of Douglas M. Poland in Support of BLOC Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Motion to stay Proceedings - 10/1/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al., Motion for Leave to File a Response to the Hunter Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Johnson Plaintiffs' Second Motion to Stay Proceedings - 10/1/21
- Joint Proposed Discovery Plan and Pretrial Schedule - 10/1/21
- Plaintiffs' Conditional Motion for Leave to File Reply to Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al.'s, Proposed Response - 10/4/21
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Proceedings - 10/5/21
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Wisconsin Legislature's Motion to Dismiss - 10/6/21
- Opinion and Order - 10/6/21
- Proposed Intervenor-Defendant Tony Evers' Answer - 10/7/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al.'s, Motion to Dismiss the Johnson Plaintiffs' Complaint - 10/7/21
- Answer of Defendants to Complaint of Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs - 10/7/21
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Congressmen Intervenor-Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 10/19/21
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Wisconsin Legislature's Motion to Dismiss - 10/20/21
- Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss BLOC Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint by the Wisconsin Legislature - 10/27/21
- Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Johnson Plaintiffs' Complaint by the Wisconsin Legislature - 10/27/21
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al.'s, Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss the Johnson Plaintiffs' Complaint - 10/27/21
- Joint Submission on Status of Proceedings in the Wisconsin Supreme Court - 11/5/21
- Order Continuing Stay Until December 6, 2021 - 11/17/21
- U.S. Supreme Court Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition - 12/6/21
- Plaintiffs' Expedited Motion for Status Conference - 2/24/22
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Position on Dismissal - 3/18/22
- Intervenor-Defendant Governor Evers's Position on Dismissal - 3/18/22
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Statement of Dismissal - 3/18/22
- Defendants' Bostelmann, et al., Statement on Dismissal - 3/18/22
- Hunter Plaintiffs' Statement in Opposition to Dismissal - 3/18/22
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman's, et al., Position on Dismissal - 3/18/22
- The Wisconsin Legislature's Position on Dismissal - 3/18/22
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Updated Position on Dismissal - 3/25/22
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al., Response to This Court's March 21, 2022 Order - 3/25/22
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Updated Position on Dismissal - 3/28/22
- Hunter Plaintiffs' Updated Statement in Opposition to Dismissal - 3/28/22
- Intervenor-Defendant Governor Evers' Updated Statement of Position - 3/28/22
- The Wisconsin Legislature's Response Regarding Dismissal - 3/28/22
- Johnson Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Updated Position on Dismissal - 4/20/22
- The Wisconsin Legislature's Response Regarding Dismissal - 4/20/22
- Congressmen Glenn Grothman, et al., Response to This Court's April 1, 2022 Order - 4/20/22
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Position on Status - 4/20/22
- Intervenor-Defendant Governor Evers' Position on Status - 4/20/22
- Hunter Plaintiffs' Statement on Case Status - 4/20/22
- BLOC Plaintiffs' Updated Position on Status - 5/4/22
- Hunter Plaintiffs' Statement on Case Status - 5/4/22