Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Brown v. Rokita
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: November 3, 2008 / February 4, 2009
State: Indiana
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (Case 1:08-cv-01484)
Issue:
Whether the rejection of voter registrations that were made using an "old form" of the state voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act, the Voting Rights Act, and the U.S. Constitution.
Status:
Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed on 11/3/08. Agreed Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Plaintiff and Defendant 1/28/09. Order of Dismissal without Prejudice entered 2/4.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 11/3/08) - MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (filed 11/3/08)
- BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support of MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (filed 11/3/08)
- Notice of Parties First Extension of Time (filed 11/21/08)
- Notice of Enlargement of Time (filed 11/24/08)
- State Defendant's MOTION for Enlargement of Time (filed 12/22/08)
- MOTION to appear pro hac vice (filed 12/22/08)
- Marion County Election Board and Marion County Voter Registration Board's Motion for Enlargement of Time (filed 12/23/08)
- ORDER Granting State Defendant's Motion for Enlargement of Time (entered 12/30/08)
- ORDER Granting Defendant's Marion County Election Board and Marion County Voter Registration Board's Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response to Plaintiff's Complaint (entered 12/30/08)
- ANSWER to Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, filed by ROKITA (filed 1/21/09)
- Final Motion for Extension of Time to 2/5/09 filed by Defendant (filed 1/26/09)
- Agreed Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Plaintiff and Defendant (filed 1/28/09)
- Order Granting Defendant's Final Motion for Enlargement of Time (entered 1/30/09)
- ORDER of DISMISSAL without Prejudice (entered 2/04/09)
Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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