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Ritter v. Ashcroft

Last Updated Sep 24, 2018
Case No. 18AC-CC00302 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Cole Cnty.), Nos. WD82110, WD82111, WD82116, WD82117 (Mo. Ct. App., W. Dist.), Nos. SC97416, SC97426 (Mo. S. Ct.)
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A state court challenge to a proposed redistricting initiative on several state constitutional grounds.

On Sept. 14, 2018, the trial court rejected the initiative as a violation of the state’s single-subject rule.  On Sept. 21, 2018, the state appellate court reversed, approving the initiative for the ballot.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Aug 2, 2018
Joint stipulation of facts [Document not yet available] Aug 22, 2018
Plaintiff's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
SOS's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
Clean Missouri's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
Plaintiff's proposed findings [Document not yet available] Sep 4, 2018
SOS's proposed findings [Document not yet available] Sep 4, 2018
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion rejecting initiative Sep 14, 2018
Notice of appeal [Document not yet available] Sep 14, 2018
    Name Last Modified
Application to transfer to supreme court [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Transfer denied [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Application to transfer to supreme court [Document not yet available] Sep 24, 2018
Transfer denied [Document not yet available] Sep 24, 2018
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Clean Missouri's brief Sep 15, 2018
Document icon Amicus brief by Common Cause et al. Sep 17, 2018
Plaintiff Paul Ritter's brief [Document not yet available] Sep 17, 2018
Plaintiff Daniel Mehan's brief [Document not yet available] Sep 17, 2018
Clean Missouri's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
State's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Paul Ritter's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Daniel Mehan's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Clean Missouri's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Paul Ritter's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Daniel Mehan's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion reversing trial court Sep 21, 2018

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