Toth v. Chapman
No. 1:22-cv-00208 (M.D. Pa.); No. 21A57 (U.S. Sup. Ct.)
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This complaint in federal court seeks an injunction that would prohibit the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from drawing a new congressional map in the wake of Governor Wolf’s veto of the General Assembly’s proposed plan. Plaintiffs argue that 2 U.S.C. § 2a(c) anticipates that some state legislatures may not complete their redistricting process before the next federal election. In that case, according to plaintiffs, the law requires that every member of Congress be elected by the entire state at-large.
The relevant language of 2 U.S.C. § 2a(c), according to plaintiffs, is:
“Until a State is redistricted in the manner provided by the law thereof after any apportionment, the Representatives to which such State is entitled under such apportionment shall be elected in the following manner: … (5) if there is a decrease in the number of Representatives and the number of districts in such State exceeds such decreased number of Representatives, they shall be elected from the State at large.”
History
Case filings, starting with most recent courtName | Last Modified | ||
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Complaint | Feb 11, 2022 | |
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Amended complaint | Feb 20, 2022 | |
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Motion for temporary restraining order (TRO) | Feb 20, 2022 | |
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Order denying TRO | Feb 25, 2022 | |
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Amended complaint #2 | Feb 27, 2022 | |
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Order granting motion for Carter et al as intervenors | Feb 28, 2022 | |
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Def. (Carter) brief supporting motion to dismiss amended complaint #2 | Mar 1, 2022 | |
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Def. (Chapman) brief supporting motion to dismiss amended complaint #2 | Mar 1, 2022 | |
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Order designating three-judge court | Mar 3, 2022 | |
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Def. memo opposing motion for PI | Mar 8, 2022 | |
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Plaintiffs' motion withdrawing motion for PI | Mar 10, 2022 |
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Emergency motion for stay | Feb 28, 2022 |
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Response opposing stay (Sec. Chapman) | Mar 3, 2022 | |
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Resonse opposing stay (Carter Respondents) | Mar 3, 2022 | |
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Order denying stay | Mar 7, 2022 |