Last Updated: November 27, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Wilson v. Kasich
Case Information
Date Filed: January 4, 2012
State: Ohio
Issue: Redistricting
Courts that Heard this Case: Supreme Court of Ohio (Case 12-0019)
Issue:
Whether the Ohio Apportionment Board violated Article XI of the Ohio Constitution in its reapportionment of the Ohio General Assembly.
Status:
Complaint filed 1/04/12. Answers filed 1/17/12. Relators' merit brief filed 1/23/12. Secretary of State Husted's merit brief filed 1/30/12. Merit brief of Governor Kasich, Senate President Niehaus, and Auditor Yost filed 1/30/12. Oral argument held 4/24/12. Opinion issued 11/27/12.
Supreme Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 1/04/2012) - Affidavit of Dr. McDonald in Support of Complaint
(filed 1/04/12) - Motion for Order Protecting the Court's Jurisdiction
(filed 1/13/12) - Answer of Secretary Husted
(filed 1/17/12) - Evidence of Secretary Husted
(filed 1/17/12) - Answer of Governor Kasich, Senate President Niehaus, and Auditor Yost
(filed 1/17/12) - Evidence of Governor Kasich, Senate President Niehaus, and Auditor Yost
- Volume I
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume II
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume III
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume IV
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume V
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume VI
(filed 1/17/12) - Volume VII
(filed 1/17/12)
- Volume I
- Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
(filed 1/17/12) - Notice of Filings of Deposition Transcripts
(filed 1/17/12)
- Exhibits to Depositions
(filed 1/17/12)
- Exhibits to Depositions
- Filing of Affidavit of Jim Slagle
(filed 1/17/12) - Affidavit of Lloyd Pierre-Louis
(filed 1/17/12)
- Appendix of Exhibits 1
(filed 1/17/12) - Appendix of Exhibits 2
(filed 1/17/12)
- Appendix of Exhibits 1
- Affidavit and Exhibits of Professor of Michael McDonald
(filed 1/17/12) - Motion for Order for Compliance with Privilege Log Requirment
(filed 1/17/12) - Husted's Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Protecting the Court's Jurisdiction
(filed 1/19/12) - Kasich, Neihaus, and Yost's Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Protecting the Court's Jurisdiction
(filed 1/19/12) - Response of Non-Parties Mann and DiRossi to Motion for Order for Compliance with Privilege Log Requirement
(filed 1/19/12) - Response on Behalf of Ohio House to Motion for Order for Compliance with Privilege Log Requirement
(filed 1/19/12) - Merit Brief of Relators
(filed 1/23/12) - Realator's Opposition to Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
(filed 1/27/12) - Secretary of State Husted's Merit Brief
(filed 1/30/12) - Governor John Kasich, Senate President Niehaus, and Auditor Yost's Merit Brief
(filed 1/30/12) - Reply Brief of Relators
(filed 2/3/12) - Letter Dismissing Certain Complaints
(filed 2/17/12) - Order Requesting Supplemental Briefs on Certain Questions
(filed 3/2/12) - Supplemental Merit Brief of Governor Kasich
(filed 3/23/12) - Supplemental Brief of Secretary of State Husted
(filed 3/23/12) - Relator's Supplemental Brief
(filed 3/23/12) - Governor's Brief in Response
(filed 3/30/12) - Relator's Supplemental Reply Brief
(filed 3/30/12) - Realators' Amended Complaint
(filed 4/09/12) - Opposition to Motion for Amended Complaint
(filed 4/18/12) - Oral Argument Held (4/24/12)
- Slip Opinion
(filed 11/27/12)

Commentary
Gerrymandering as Viewpoint Discrimination: A "Functional Equivalence" Test
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