City of Dover v. Scanlan
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Case Information
State court challenge to the state House map, based on alleged malapportionment and insufficient consideration of town and ward boundaries.
An initial petition was filed directly to the state Supreme Court. On May 17, 2022, the state Supreme Court denied original jurisdiction, without prejudice to plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs then sought relief in trial court. On Apr. 8, 2024, the trial court denied summary judgment to the plaintiffs and granted summary judgment to the state, rejecting the challenges.
On June 4, 2025, on appeal, the state Supreme Court affirmed the trial court. The court determined that when it was not possible to comply strictly with every state constitutional requirement, the choice among roughly similar noncompliant plans is within the legislature’s discretion.
History
Case filings, starting with most recent courtName | Last Modified | ||
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Petition (incl. app.) | May 3, 2022 | |
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State's brief | May 13, 2022 | |
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Plaintiffs' response | May 16, 2022 | |
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Order denying original jurisdiction | May 17, 2022 |
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Complaint (incl. exhs.) | Jul 26, 2022 | |
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Motion to dismiss | Oct 17, 2022 | |
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Plaintiffs' opposition | Nov 15, 2022 | |
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State's reply | Nov 28, 2022 | |
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Plaintiffs' surreply | Dec 6, 2022 | |
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Order denying motion to dismiss | Jun 23, 2023 |
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Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment (incl. att.) | Jan 9, 2024 | |
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State's response (incl. att.) | Jan 22, 2024 | |
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Plaintiffs' reply | Jan 30, 2024 | |
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Order rejecting summary judgment for plaintiffs | Apr 8, 2024 |
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State's motion for summary judgment | Jan 10, 2024 | |
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Plaintiffs' response | Jan 19, 2024 | |
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State's reply | Jan 30, 2024 | |
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Order rejecting challenge | Apr 8, 2024 |
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Notice of appeal | May 6, 2024 |
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Court's acceptance of jurisdiction | Jun 3, 2024 | |
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Plaintiffs' brief | Sep 26, 2024 | |
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Amicus brief of Coalition for Open Democracy | Sep 27, 2024 | |
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State's brief | Nov 12, 2024 | |
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Opinion affirming trial ct. | Jun 4, 2025 |