Contreras v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections
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Case Information
** This case was heard alongside, but not formally consolidated with, McConchie v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections, and later, E. St. Louis Branch NAACP v. Ill. State Bd. of Elections. **
A federal court challenge to state legislative redistricting plans based on census ACS estimates (used in order to meet the June 30 state constitutional deadline) rather than decennial census data, which were not available until mid-August.
On Oct. 19, 2021, the court granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, finding that the state legislative plans using the ACS data were unconstitutionally malapportioned.
On Sept. 24, 2021, the legislature passed a new plan using decennial data, and plaintiffs amended their complaint to allege violations of the Voting Rights Act, and the unjustified predominant use of race. On Dec. 30, 2021, the court rejected those challenges.
History
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Complaint | Jun 10, 2021 | |
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State bd. motion to dismiss | Jul 16, 2021 | |
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Leg. leaders' motion to dismiss | Jul 16, 2021 | |
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Amd. complaint | Jul 28, 2021 | |
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State bd. motion to dismiss | Aug 11, 2021 | |
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Opposition | Aug 25, 2021 | |
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Reply | Sep 17, 2021 | |
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Opinion denying motion to dismiss | Oct 19, 2021 | |
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Leg. leaders' motion to dismiss | Aug 19, 2021 | |
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Opposition | Sep 10, 2021 | |
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Reply | Sep 17, 2021 | |
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Opinion denying motion to dismiss | Oct 19, 2021 | |
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Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (incl. exhs) | Aug 20, 2021 | |
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State bd. opposition (incl. exhs) | Sep 10, 2021 | |
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Leg. leader's opposition | Sep 10, 2021 | |
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Reply | Sep 14, 2021 | |
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Opinion striking June map | Oct 19, 2021 |
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Clarification | Oct 25, 2021 | |
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Second amd. complaint | Oct 1, 2021 | |
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Plaintiff's motion to compel | Sep 30, 2021 | |
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Opposition | Oct 5, 2021 | |
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Reply | Oct 6, 2021 | |
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Order re leg. privilege | Oct 14, 2021 | |
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Plaintiff's proposed remedial plan (incl. exhs.) | Nov 10, 2021 | |
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Amicus brief of Chi. NAACP | Nov 18, 2021 | |
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Response | Nov 24, 2021 | |
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Opinion rejecting challenge to Sept. map | Dec 30, 2021 |
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Test | Jan 1, 2024 |
Map | Challenged state Senate plan (June)
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Map | Challenged state House plan (June)
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Map | Challenged state Senate plan (Sept.)
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Map | Challenged state Senate plan (Sept.)
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