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Ritter v. Ashcroft

Last Updated Sep 24, 2018
Case No. 18AC-CC00302 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Cole Cnty.), Nos. WD82110, WD82111, WD82116, WD82117 (Mo. Ct. App., W. Dist.), Nos. SC97416, SC97426 (Mo. S. Ct.)
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A state court challenge to a proposed redistricting initiative on several state constitutional grounds.

On 9/14/18, the trial court rejected the initiative as a violation of the state’s single-subject rule.  On 9/21/18, the state appellate court reversed, approving the initiative for the ballot.

 

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Application to transfer to supreme court [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Transfer denied [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Application to transfer to supreme court [Document not yet available] Sep 24, 2018
Transfer denied [Document not yet available] Sep 24, 2018
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Clean Missouri's brief Sep 15, 2018
Document icon Amicus brief by Common Cause et al. Sep 17, 2018
Plaintiff Paul Ritter's brief [Document not yet available] Sep 17, 2018
Plaintiff Daniel Mehan's brief [Document not yet available] Sep 17, 2018
Clean Missouri's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
State's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Paul Ritter's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Daniel Mehan's response [Document not yet available] Sep 18, 2018
Clean Missouri's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Paul Ritter's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Daniel Mehan's reply [Document not yet available] Sep 19, 2018
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion reversing trial court Sep 21, 2018
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Aug 2, 2018
Joint stipulation of facts [Document not yet available] Aug 22, 2018
Plaintiff's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
Secretary of State's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
Clean Missouri's pre-trial brief [Document not yet available] Aug 27, 2018
Plaintiff's proposed judgment [Document not yet available] Sep 4, 2018
Secretary of State's proposed judgment [Document not yet available] Sep 4, 2018
Highlighted document Document icon Opinion rejecting initiative Sep 14, 2018
Notice of appeal [Document not yet available] Sep 14, 2018

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