31

Oct

Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, Independent Redistricting Commission, local redistricting, Santa Barbara, STATENEWS, States

Commission Meeting Video: Santa Barbara County Citizens Independent Redistricting Comm.

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The County's Independent Redistricting Commission consists of 11 county residents who are not elected officials, city staff, lobbyists, candidates, campaign donors, or their close family members. Consideration is also given…

26

Oct

Case Updates, Census Law, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationapportionment, census, census 2020, legal, U.S. Census Bureau

CA Federal Court Panel Invalidates Presidential Order to Exclude “Illegal Aliens” from Apportionment Count

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On Thursday (Oct. 22) a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division) issued a final order and opinion invalidating the president's…

25

Oct

Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS

Redistricting Basics: The Legal Test for Minority Vote Dilution Under the Voting Rights Act

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This article is an overview of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the legal test to determine how a plaintiff can prove a minority vote dilution claim under…

24

Oct

FEATURES, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting CriteriaAnalysis, commission, Michigan, policyindepth

Panel Discussion: What Are “Communities of Interest” and How Will They Affect Redistricting in Michigan?

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For a discussion on how Michigan has approached the principle of communities of interest and what this portends for the new redistricting commission, watch panelists Jocelyn Benson, Connie Malloy, Chris…

23

Oct

Equal Protection, FEATURES, Redistricting Equal PopulationAnalysis, equal population, lawindepth, legal, lpequalpro, one person one vote

Analysis: Do Redistricting Maps with Deviations Under 10% Violate the Equal Population Rule? Sometimes.

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Most legal challenges to redistricting maps based on population deviation center around deviations that are too large. However, there are a handful of cases in which a court has found…

19

Oct

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationapportionment, census, census 2020, legal, new york, scotus, U.S. Census Bureau

Supreme Court Schedules November Oral Argument in Undocumented Immigrant Apportionment Case

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On Friday, the Supreme Court announced it would expedite an appeal by the Trump administration after a lower district court halted the administration’s plan to exclude people who are in…

14

Oct

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting Litigationcensus, census 2020, lpscotus, U.S. Census Bureau

Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Restraining Order, Allows Census Counting to End Early

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On Sept. 24th the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction that enjoined the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September…

08

Oct

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, crc

Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – Sept 1, 2020

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Watch the September 1st meeting of the CRC. This meeting begins with discussion of agenda item No. 17: “Redistricting 101 and the Legal Concepts that Apply to Redistricting in California,”…

07

Oct

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, crc

Video: CA Redistricting Commission Meeting – August 28, 2020

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Watch the August 28th meeting of the CRC. This meeting begins with discussion of agenda item No. 10: Karin MacDonald (Director Statewide Database) to Census Bureau on the American Community…