CASE SUMMARY
On February 1, 2022, a coalition of voting rights organizations and Michigan voters filed a petition with the Michigan Supreme Court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s adopted state House redistricting plan as a pro-Republican partisan gerrymander in violation of the Michigan Constitution’s partisan advantage redistricting criteria, Purity of Elections Clause, along with the petitioners’ state constitutional right to vote, free speech, association, and petition the government. They sought an order vacating the plan and barring its use in future elections and remanding the matter back to the commission to adopt a remedial plan with improved partisan fairness metrics.
- On March 25, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court denied the petition stating it was “not persuaded that it should grant the requested relief.”
CASE LIBRARY
Michigan Supreme Court - No. 164022
- Complaint - 2/1/22
- Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Complaint - 2/1/22
- Defendant Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's Answer to Plaintiffs' Verified Complaint - 2/9/22
- Defendant Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's Brief in Support of Its Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint - 2/9/22
- Defendant Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's Appendix - 2/9/22
- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Amicus Curiae Brief Regarding Election Administration Timeline and Map Implementation - 2/9/22
- Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Complaint and Response to Amicus Curiae Brief of the Secretary of State - 2/11/22
- Brief of Amicus Curiae Emerging American Majorities - 2/25/22
- Order Denying Relief - 3/25/22