CASE SUMMARY
On December 30, 2021, a group of Georgian voters filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia's Secretary of State and the members of Georgia's State Election Board, challenging the state's enacted congressional redistricting plan as violating the federal Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs allege that the enacted plan purposefully packs and cracks Black populations in the northwestern and western regions of Atlanta which could otherwise be drawn into an additional majority-minority district, thereby diluting their voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the VRA. They are seeking a judicial declaration that the congressional plan violates the Voting Rights Act, an injunction barring the defendants from using the plan in any future elections, and for the court to cause the adoption of a valid redistricting plan that includes an additional majority-minority district in the western Atlanta metropolitan area.
On February 28, 2022, the court denied the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction.
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CASE LIBRARY
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division - No. 1:21-cv-5339
- Complaint - 12/30/21
- Plaintiffs' Status Report - 1/11/22
- Defendants' Status Report - 1/11/22
- Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction - 1/12/22
- Order - 1/12/22
- Declaration of Kevin J. Hamilton in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 1/12/22
- Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint - 1/14/22
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 1/18/22
- Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 1/18/22
- Coordinated Order - 1/19/22
- Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 1/20/22
- Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 1/20/22
- Second Declaration of Kevin J. Hamilton in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 1/20/22
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 1/25/22
- Parties' Consolidated Presentation Schedule - 1/26/22
- Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 1/28/22
- Coordinated Order - 1/28/22
- Defendants' List of Witnesses and Exhibits - 1/31/22
- Plaintiffs' List of Witnesses and Exhibits for Preliminary Injunction Proceedings - 1/31/22
- Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 2/1/22
- Plaintiffs' Objections to Defendants' Lists of Witnesses and Exhibits for Preliminary Injunction Proceedings - 2/2/22
- 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
- Joint Stipulated Facts for Preliminary Injunction Proceedings - 2/4/22
- Order - 2/7/22
- Plaintiffs' Response to Coordinated Order - 2/9/22
- Declaration of Jonathan P. Hawley in Support of Plaintiffs' Response to Coordinated Order - 2/9/22
- Notice of Subpoenas to Appear and Testify to Nancy Boren and Richard Barron - 2/9/22
- Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Judicial Notice - 2/10/22
- Consent Motion to Extend the Time for Defendants to Answer Plaintiffs' Complaints - 2/10/22
- Order - 2/11/22
- Coordinated Order - 2/14/22
- Defendants' Notice of Supplemental Authority - 2/18/22
- Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 2/18/22
- Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 2/18/22
- Defendants' Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint - 2/25/22
- Scheduling Order - 2/28/22
- Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/28/22
- Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan - 3/28/22
- 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
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 9/2/22
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 10/7/22
- Order - 10/17/22
- Amended Complaint - 10/28/22
- Defendants' Answer to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint - 11/14/22
- Joint Motion to Amend Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 12/15/22
- Stipulation and Order Regarding Discovery - 12/22/22
- Joint Motion to Extend Discovery Deadline for Limited Purpose of Taking Depositions - 2/17/23
- Plaintiffs' Consent Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - 3/13/23
- Order Granting Plaintiffs' Consent Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - 3/13/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment - 3/20/23
- Declaration of Jonathan P. Hawley in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment - 3/20/23
- Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment - 3/20/23
- Defendants' Statement of Undisputed Material Facts - 3/20/23
- Order - 4/20/23
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Corrected Filing - 4/28/23
- Plaintiffs' Consent Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - 4/28/23
- Order - 4/28/23
- Order Granting Plaintiffs' Consent Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - 5/1/23
- Consent Motion for Additional Pages for Summary Judgment Briefing - 5/1/23
- Order Granting Motion for Additional Pages - 5/1/23
- Order - 5/2/23
- Clarification Order - 5/2/23
- Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment - 5/3/23
- Second Declaration of Jonathan P. Hawley in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment - 5/3/23
- Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment - 5/3/23
- Defendants' Responses and Objections to Plaintiffs' Statement of Additional Material Facts - 5/3/23
- Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment - 6/22/23
- Transcript of Summary Judgment Proceedings - 6/22/23
- Defendants' Supplemental Brief Regarding Summary Judgment Briefing Based on Allen v Milligan - 6/22/23
- Order - 7/17/23
- Order - 7/21/23
- Joint Pretrial Order - 7/25/23
- Order - 8/9/23
- Plaintiffs' Partial Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/11/23
- Pretrial Order - 8/15/23
- Logistics Order - 8/18/23
- Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/18/23
- Order - 8/23/23
- Order - 8/24/23
- Order - 8/25/23
- Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Judicial Notice - 8/28/23
- Order - 8/30/23
- Order - 8/30/23
- Order - 8/30/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Clarification Regarding Trial Logistics - 8/31/23
- Order - 8/31/23
- Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 9/25/23
- Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 9/25/23
- Notice of Resignation of William S. Duffey, Jr. - 9/27/23
- 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
- United States' Notice of Intervention - 11/3/23
- 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. 23-13916
- Civil Docketing Notice - 11/28/23