Note: The Brennan Center is not a participant in this case.
Case Background
Three North Carolina voters – one of whom intends to run for a congressional seat in 2020 – have filed a federal lawsuit concerning the state’s 2016 congressional plan. The plan was recently blocked by a state court in Harper v. Lewis while litigation in that court over a partisan gerrymandering claim continues. The plaintiffs in Brewster argue that the state court’s order temporarily blocking the plan has the potential to harm congressional campaigns and delay the primary elections, in violation of the plaintiffs’ rights under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
On November 1, the plaintiffs in Harper v. Lewis filed a motion to intervene as defendants.
On December 2, 2019, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to permit the 2020 elections to move forward under the current map. On December 5, 2019, after the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a new congressional plan for 2020, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their suit.
Documents
District Court
- Complaint (October 31, 2019)
- Motion to Intervene (November 1, 2019)
- Amended Complaint (November 5, 2019)
- Motion for Preliminary Injunction (November 8, 2019)
- Order Granting Motion to Intervene (November 18, 2019)
- Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction (December 2, 2019)
- Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (December 5, 2019)