Last Updated: February 15, 2017 at 3:49 PM
Correll v. Herring et al
Case Information
Date Filed: June 24, 2016
State: Virginia
Issue: Selection of Presidential Electors
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court (Case 3:16-cv-00467)
Issue:
Whether Virginia law restricting delegates to a political party's national convention from voting their conscience violates the First Amendment rights to free speech and association.
Status:
Complaint (filed 06/24/16). Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction(filed 06/24/16). Order (filed 6/28/16). Amended Complaint (filed 6/29/16). Motion to Intervene (filed 6/30/16). Order granting Motion to Intervene (filed 7/1/16). Opinion and Order for Plaintiff filed 7/11/16.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 06/24/16) - Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
(filed 06/24/16)
- Memorandum in Support
(filed 06/24/16) - Order
(filed 06/28/16) - Transcript of proceedings held on June 28, 2016 (and Exhibits)
(filed 06/28/16) - Response to Order by Correll (and Exhibits)
(filed 06/28/16) - Amended Complaint
(filed 06/29/16) - Motion to Intervene
(filed 06/30/16) - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Intervene
(filed 06/30/16) - Answer to Amended Complaint
(filed 7/1/16) - Response in Opposition re: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
(filed 7/1/16) - Response to Motion to Intervene
(filed 7/1/16) - Memorandum in Opposition re: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
(filed 7/1/16)
- Order granting Motion to Intervene
(filed 7/1/16) - Declaration re: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Correll (and Exhibits)
(filed 7/1/16) - Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injuction
(filed 7/5/16) - Declaration of Cynthia Hudson
(filed 7/6/16) - Joint Stipulations
(filed 7/6/16)
- Joint Exhibits
(filed 7/6/16)
- Joint Exhibits
- Intervenors' Answer
(filed 7/8/16) - Opinion
(filed 7/11/16) - Order Entering Judgment for Plaintiff
(filed 7/11/16) - Order Regarding Permanent Injunction
(filed 7/11/16) - First Motion for Attorney Fees
(filed 7/25/16)
- Withdrawal of Motion for Attorney Fees
(filed 8/10/16)


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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