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McCombie v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections

Last Updated Apr 9, 2025
Case No. 131480 (Ill. Sup. Ct.)
Cycle 2020

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A state Supreme Court challenge to Illinois’ state House districts, alleging that the map violates provisions of the state constitution prohibiting partisan gerrymandering and requiring districts to be compact.

On Apr. 9, 2025, the state Supreme Court dismissed the case based on laches, finding that the plaintiffs had not pursued their claims with sufficient diligence.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Jan 28, 2025
Document icon Plaintiffs' brief re timeliness Feb 28, 2025
Document icon State's response Mar 14, 2025
Document icon Leg. leadership response Mar 19, 2025
Document icon Reply Mar 21, 2025
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion dismissing case (laches) Apr 9, 2025

Map | Challenged state House map

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