Legal Opinion
Whitford v. Gill
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 21, 2016No. 15-cv-421-bbcPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
OPINION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Background.. .843
A. Reapportionment in Wisconsin. . .844
B. Drafting of Act 43... 846
C. Prior Court Challenges to Act 43...853
II. Procedural History.. .854
A. Allegations of the Complaint.. .854
B. Motion to Dismiss... 855
C. Motion for Summary Judgment. . .856
D. Witnesses Testifying at Trial.. .857
E. Post-Trial Briefing.. .862
III. The Legal Landscape... 863
A. The Foundational Case Law.. .864
B. Present Supreme Court Precedent. . ,867
IV.Elements of the Cause of Action. . .883
A. Discriminatory Intent or Purpose. . .884
B.…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Gill v. WhitfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
- Lyman v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
- Common Cause v. RuchoDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2018
- Benisek v. LamoneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2017
- Perez v. AbbottDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2017
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