Last Updated: November 15, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Florida Democratic Party v. Detzner
Case Information
Date Filed: November 4, 2012
State: Florida
Issue: Early Voting
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Case 1:12-cv-24000)
Issue:
Whether Florida's alleged lack of sufficient polling facilities for early voting violates the U.S. Constitution, the Florida Constitution, and Florida statutory law.
Status:
Complaint filed 11/4/12. Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed 11/5/12.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 11/4/12)
- Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 11/5/12) - Memorandum in Support of TRO
(filed 11/5/12) - Notice of Filing of Documents in Support of TRO
(filed 11/5/12) - Declaration of Benjamin Brodsky
(filed 11/5/12) - Defendant Bucher's Notice of Suggestion of Mootness
(filed 11/5/12) - Stipulation for Settlement as to Defendant Bucher
(filed 11/5/12) - Stipulation for Settlement as to Defendant Snipes
(filed 11/5/12) - Stipulation for Settlement as to Defendant Townsley
(filed 11/5/12) - Order on Stipulations
(filed 11/5/12) - Secretary of State's Suggestion of Mootness
(filed 11/5/12) - Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
(filed 11/14/12)


Commentary
Gerrymandering as Viewpoint Discrimination: A "Functional Equivalence" Test
Edward B. Foley
A First Amendment test for identifying when a map is functionally equivalent to a facially discriminatory statute.
more commentary...