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Arkansas | Congress

Christian Ministerial Alliance v. Thurston

Last Updated Jul 12, 2024
Case No. 4:23-cv-00471 (E.D. Ark.)
Cycle 2020

Case Information

A federal court challenge alleging that the congressional plan was unjustifiably based predominantly on race and is intentionally racially discriminatory.

A motion to dismiss was denied on Dec. 5, 2023.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint May 23, 2023
Document icon Amd. complaint Jul 24, 2023
Document icon Motion to dismiss Aug 7, 2023
Document icon Opposition Aug 21, 2023
Document icon Reply Sep 5, 2023
Document icon Order denying motion to dismiss Dec 5, 2023
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion denying motion to dismiss Feb 2, 2024
Document icon Joint report re leg. privilege dispute Jun 25, 2024
Document icon Order re leg. privilege Jul 12, 2024

Map | Challenged congressional plan

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