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New Hampshire | State Trial | State Supreme | State Upper

Brown v. Scanlan

Last Updated May 11, 2023
Case number

No. 226-2022-CV-00181 (N.H. Super. Ct., Hillsborough); No. 2022-0629 (N.H. S. Ct.)

Cycle 2020

Case Information

A state court challenge to the state Senate and Executive Council maps, alleging the plans are partisan gerrymanders unlawful under the state constitution.

On Oct. 5, 2022, the trial court dismissed the claims as nonjusticiable; the case has been appealed to the state Supreme Court, where oral arguments were held on May 11, 2023.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Plaintiffs' brief [Document not yet available] Jan 20, 2023
Amicus brief of ACLU [Document not yet available] Jan 20, 2023
Document icon Amicus brief of Campaign Legal Center Jan 20, 2023
State's response [Document not yet available] Mar 17, 2023
Document icon Plaintiff's reply Apr 6, 2023
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint May 6, 2022
Motion for prelim. injunction [Document not yet available] May 9, 2022
Opposition [Document not yet available] Jun 1, 2022
Reply [Document not yet available] Jun 10, 2022
Surreply [Document not yet available] Jun 20, 2022
Notice of interlocutory appeal [Document not yet available] Jun 21, 2022
Order declining interlocutory transfer [Document not yet available] Jun 28, 2022
Order transferring questions to NH S. Ct. [Document not yet available] Jun 20, 2022
Motion to dismiss [Document not yet available] Jun 16, 2022
Opposition [Document not yet available] Jul 22, 2022
Reply [Document not yet available] Aug 9, 2022
Document icon Order dismissing case Oct 5, 2022
Notice of appeal [Document not yet available] Nov 4, 2022

Map | Challenged state Senate plan

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