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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Litigation Update for South Carolina Redistricting (March 2023)

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Litigation began in earnest in October of 2021 as the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP anticipated the legislature's failure to draw valid lines. To compel the timely redrawing…

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WATCH: U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument in NC Congressional Map Case (Moore v. Harper)

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case regarding North Carolina’s congressional district map. North Carolina’s 2021 congressional map was approved by the Republican-controlled state…

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Study: Partisan and Racial Representation Outcomes in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle

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A recent article published in Publius: The Journal of Federalism, explores and measures partisan fairness, competitiveness, and minority representation in newly enacted redistricting maps across the states. A summary of…

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NY Court Gives Redistricting Commission “2nd Bite of the Apple” for Legislative Map

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Citing a flawed redistricting process, the Supreme Court of the State of New York ordered the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to try again to draw new legislative districts for the…

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U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio and Analysis of Pivotal Alabama Voting Rights Act Case

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On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan regarding Alabama Congressional Redistricting. Listen to the Oral Argument on YouTube. Last January, a three-judge…

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U.S. District Court Dismisses 2nd Lawsuit Calling for New House Elections

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A U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va has rejected a lawsuit aimed at dissolving Virginia's 2021 House of Delegates election. Plaintiffs in the case had urged the court to order…