W.D. Wisconsin· 11/21/2016

Whitford v. Gill

Citations

218 F. Supp. 3d 837
101 Fed. R. Serv. 1472
2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160811
2016 WL 6837229

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concluding that Wisconsin's political geography did not explain legislative districting plan's partisan bias when the defendant's natural packing argument was \based largely on ... shaded maps rather than quantitative analysis\
finding standing of Wisconsin Democrats to bring a partisan gerrymandering claim based on the \personal\ injury of vote dilution
\The rationale and holding of Hays have no application\ in vote dilution cases
“In Vieth, however, the members of the Court were unanimous only in their willingness to jettison the test set forth in Bandemer. We conclude, therefore, that the specific test for political gerrymandering set forth in Bandemer no longer is good law.”
finding for plaintiffs on political gerrymandering claim
but not using analyses of simulated maps

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Judges: Crabb, Griesbach, Ripple

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