24

Apr

Casedocs, HOME, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, State LawsAlaska, lawindepth, STATENEWS

Alaska State Supreme Court Set to Decide if Interim Legislative Map Will Remain in Effect for the Decade

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On Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court issued its opinion detailing its March 2022 ruling that Alaska's legislative (a.k.a. Proclamation) Map violated the state's equal protection clause due to partisan gerrymandering.…

17

Apr

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Read: NCSL Report and Recommendations on State Inmate Reallocation Efforts During the 2020 Redistricting Cycle.

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The number of states that reallocate (reassign) prisoners/inmates for redistricting has grown from just 2 during the 2010 redistricting cycle to 13 states in this 2020 cycle. They are California,…

12

Apr

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Litigation Notes: Challenge to Galveston Co. TX Commissioner Court Map Survives Motion to Dismiss and will Proceed to Trial

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Galveston Co., Texas: The County's adopted commissioner court precinct map for the 2020 cycle, is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), voting rights organizations, and several individual…

10

Apr

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Briefs Filed in Litigation to Redraw New York’s Congressional Map

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Last week, briefs were filed in a case brought by a group of voters to redraw New York's current congressional map. The state used a map drawn by a court…

10

Apr

NEWS, RedistrictingMassachusetts, policyindepth, STATENEWS, Wisconsin

Redistricting Notes: New Map Challenge Brewing in WI. Boston Map Challenge in Hands of Federal Judge.

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Wisconsin: With a new liberal majority on the Wisconsin supreme court, at least one organization is planning to bring a new legal challenge to the state's Congressional and legislative maps.…

07

Apr

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Federal Register Notice Comment Period for OMB Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards Extended to April 27

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U.S. Census Bureau News Release April 7, 2023 — On January 27, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a notice and request for comments on “Initial Proposals for Updating…

28

Mar

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Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Results of Racial Identification for the Self-Reported Hispanic or Latino Population

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News Release — Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released results showing how people who identify as being of Hispanic or Latino origin (referred to as the Hispanic population) self-reported their race in the 2020…

15

Mar

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Watch: NC Supreme Court Rehears Congressional Redistricting Map Case

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A reconstituted North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that the court decided in February of 2022. The 2022 decision invalidated the legislature's congressional map and…

05

Mar

Casedocs, LATEST, Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationNorth Carolina

U.S. Supreme Court Calls for 2nd Briefing in NC Map Case

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On March 2, parties to the Moore v. Harper case were directed by the U.S. Supreme Court to file supplemental letter briefs addressing the following question: What is the effect…