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New Hampshire | State Trial | State Supreme | State Upper

Brown v. Scanlan

Last Updated Jul 20, 2023
Case number

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

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Case Information

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

On Oct. 5, 2022, the trial court dismissed the claims as nonjusticiable.

On Nov. 18, 2022, the New Hampshire Supreme Court accepted the case; oral arguments were held on May 11, 2023.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court

Map | Challenged state Senate plan

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