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Grant v. Raffensperger

Last Updated Feb 15, 2024
Case No. 1:22-cv-00122 (N.D. Ga.), Nos. 23-13921, 24-10241 (11th Cir.)
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A federal court challenge to the state legislative districts as a dilution of Black voting strength, in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The trial court denied a motion to dismiss on Jan. 28, 2022.  On Feb. 28, 2022, the court denied a motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims but declining to change the districts at that point in the calendar because of potential disruption to the election process. Both parties moved for summary judgment; on July 17, 2023, the court denied the motions, sending the case to trial.

On Oct. 26, 2023, after trial, the trial court struck the state legislative maps (and in a related case, the congressional maps), finding violations of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act.  On Dec. 8, 2023, the state enacted remedial plans, which the trial court approved on Dec. 28, 2023.

The liability and remedial decisions have both been appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Jan 11, 2022
Document icon Motion to dismiss Jan 14, 2022
Document icon Opposition Jan 18, 2022
Document icon Reply Jan 20, 2022
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying motion to dismiss Jan 28, 2022
Document icon Motion for prelim. injunction (incl. exhs.) Jan 13, 2022
Document icon Opposition (incl. exhs.) Jan 18, 2022
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) Jan 20, 2022
Document icon State's prelim. injunction evidence Feb 4, 2022
Document icon Joint stipulated facts Feb 4, 2022
Document icon Plaintiffs' supp. memo re Milligan Feb 9, 2022
Document icon Transcript of prelim. injunction hearings Feb 14, 2022
Document icon Plaintiff's proposed findings of fact Feb 18, 2022
Document icon State's proposed findings of fact Feb 18, 2022
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying prelim. injunction Feb 28, 2022
Document icon Amd. complaint Mar 29, 2022
Document icon 2d amd. complaint Oct 28, 2022
Document icon Depositions by plaintiffs Mar 17, 2023
Document icon Depositions by state (vol. 1) Mar 17, 2023
Document icon Depositions by state (vol. 2) Mar 17, 2023
Document icon Depositions by state (vol. 3) Mar 17, 2023
Document icon Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment (incl. exhs.) Mar 20, 2023
Document icon Opposition (incl. exhs.) Apr 19, 2023
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) May 3, 2023
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying summary judgment Jul 17, 2023
Document icon Defendants' motion for summary judgment (incl. exhs.) Mar 20, 2023
Document icon Opposition (incl. exhs.) Apr 19, 2023
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) May 3, 2023
Document icon Transcript of summary judgment hearing May 18, 2023
Document icon Plaintiffs' supp. brief (incl. exhs.) Jun 22, 2023
Document icon State's supp. brief Jun 22, 2023
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying summary judgment Jul 17, 2023
Document icon Joint pretrial submission Jul 25, 2023
Document icon Trial transcripts Sep 14, 2023
Document icon Exhibits and witnesses Sep 15, 2023
Document icon Plaintiffs' proposed findings of fact Sep 25, 2023
Document icon State's proposed findings of fact Sep 25, 2023
Document icon Notice to DOJ re const. challenge Oct 4, 2023
Highlighted document Document icon Order striking all maps Oct 26, 2023
Document icon DOJ brief on constitutionality Nov 3, 2023
Document icon State's response Nov 17, 2023
Document icon Notice of appeal Nov 22, 2023
    Name Last Modified
Document icon State's brief Feb 7, 2024
Document icon Appendix (record below) Feb 13, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Alabama et al. Feb 14, 2024
Document icon Amicus brief of Nat'l Republican Redistricting Trust Feb 15, 2024

Map | Challenged state Senate map

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Map | Challenged state House map

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