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League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn
Case Information
Date Filed: September 9, 2011
State: Illinois
Issue: Redistricting
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Case 1:11-cv-05569)
Issue:
Whether Illinois' redistricting plan violates the First Amendment Guarentee of free expression.
Status:
Complaint filed 9/01/11.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 9/01/11) - First Amended Complaint (filed 9/01/11)
- Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/08/11)
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/08/11)
- Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/23/11)
- Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/30/11)
- Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (filed 10/28/11)
- Judgment Entered (filed 10/28/11)
- Motion to Reconsider (filed 11/10/11)
- Motion to Reconsider Denied (11/16/11)
- Notice of Appeal (filed 11/28/11)
- Transmission of Appeal (filed 12/06/11)
Supreme Court Documents
- Statement of Jurisdiction (filed 1/27/12)
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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.
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