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West v. Wash. State Redistricting Comm’n II

Last Updated Jan 6, 2022
Case No. 100469-9 (Wash. S. Ct.)
Cycle 2020

Case Information

A state court challenge to the congressional and state legislative plans, claiming that the commission votes taken to approve the plans were invalid due to alleged violations of open meetings requirements.

On Jan. 6, 2022, the state Supreme Court declined to exercise original jurisdiction and dismissed the case.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Petition Dec 14, 2021
Document icon Commission's response re jurisdiction Dec 17, 2021
Document icon Motion to consolidate Dec 20, 2021
Document icon Commission's response Dec 23, 2021
Document icon Order declining jurisdiction Jan 6, 2022

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