Banerian v. Benson
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Order dismissing in part
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Order denying prelim. injunction
Case Information
Federal court challenge to Michigan’s new congressional districts, alleging that the districts are unlawfully malapportioned, and that the splitting of counties and communities of interest violates both state and federal constitutions.
On Mar. 4, 2022, the court dismissed the count unrelated to equal population. On Apr. 1, 2022, the court denied a motion for a preliminary injunction on the equal population claim.
On Jul. 28, 2022, plaintiffs appealed that denial of the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Nov. 10, 2022, the Supreme Court summarily dismissed the appeal as moot, and on Jan. 17, 2023, the parties stipulated to a voluntary dismissal.
History
Case filings, starting with most recent courtName | Last Modified | ||
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Plaintiffs' jurisdictional statement | Jul 28, 2022 | ||
Comm'n motion to dismiss (incl. app.) | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
SOS response | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
Mich. voters' motion to dismiss | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
Voters Not Politicians' motion to affirm | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
Reply | Oct 14, 2022 | ||
Order dismissing appeal as moot | Nov 11, 2022 |