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Maryland State Court Throws Out 2021 Congressional Map Citing Extreme Gerrymandering

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On Friday, the Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County signed an order prohibiting use of the congressional map that the Maryland legislature approved - over a…

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Redistricting Headlines Jan 31 2022: 3 States Finalize Maps and Big Litigation News in 2 States.

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Last week in redistricting three states adopted maps, one state court made a decision about maps, and another court case may be heading to the nation's highest court. Map Enactments…

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Governor Accepts Legislative and Congressional Maps From Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission

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Press Release: November 5, 2021 ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today accepted the final certified legislative and congressional maps submitted by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission and transmitted them to the Maryland General…

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Maryland Map Submission Portal Now Available for Citizens to Create Maps for Redistricting

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Press Release Adjusted Census Data Now Incorporated into Map Submission Portal (September 2, 2021) BALTIMORE, MD - The Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) has added a map submission portal, which…

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Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission Announces Members

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This Thursday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the selection of six additional members to complete a nine-member citizens redistricting commission created by Hogan in January of this year. The panel…

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Maryland Governor Creates Citizens Redistricting Commission

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Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he would establish The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw the state's congressional and state legislative boundaries. The application period for members of the public…

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The Supreme Court’s Less Than Graceful Exit from the Thicket

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The long-awaited partisan gerrymandering decision has come down from the nation's highest court. A 5-4 majority decided to exit the "political thicket" and leave the policing of political gerrymandered redistricting…

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Listen to Supreme Court Oral Argument in the Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Benesik v. Lamone, a partisan gerrymandering case from Maryland. Click here for background on this case and its companion case,…

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MD and NC Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Return to the U.S. Supreme Court

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On January 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court took up two long-standing partisan gerrymandering challenges on appeal from two federal district courts; one in Maryland and the other in North Carolina. …

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Maryland’s Sixth District Ruled a Partisan Gerrymander by Federal District Court

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On November 7th, after managing a protracted series of procedural issues involving a lawsuit that was initially filed in 2013, a federal district court panel invalidated Maryland's 6th congressional district…