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Jan

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Georgia Redistricting Update (Jan. 10, 2024)

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On October 26, 2023, a U.S. District Court ordered Georgia's legislative and congressional districts to be redrawn before the 2024 election. The legislature had passed those maps in 2021 following…

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Aug

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActAlabama, lawindepth, section 2, VIDEO

Watch: George Wash. University’s Peyton McCrary Discusses Voting Rights, Alabama, and SCOTUS on C-SPAN

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From CSPAN.org's Washington Journal: Peyton McCrary on the Supreme Court and Voting RightsOn Monday, Peyton McCrary discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Allen v. Milligan, which…

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Jul

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Update: Status of New Hampshire Redistricting Litigation(July 2023)

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New Hampshire reportedly was the last state to complete redistricting for the 2020 cycle after the legislature and governor failed to agree on a map. The political struggles surrounding the…

19

Jul

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawslawindepth, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS, Utah

Utah Supreme Court Requests Additional Briefing in Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge

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The Utah Supreme Court seemed to be grappling with the issue of the citizen's right to initiative versus the legislature's right to enact laws. After oral argument in a case…

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Jul

Case Updates, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State Laws, VIDEOlawindepth, partisan gerrymandering, Utah

Watch: Utah Supreme Court Oral Argument in Congressional Map Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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The Utah Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a partisan gerrymandering challenge to the state's 2021 congressional map. The case is League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State…

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Jul

Partisan Gerrymandering, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, State LawsKansas, STATENEWS

Update: Status of Kansas Redistricting (July 2023)

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Major litigation against Kansas' redistricting maps has concluded however a key case against a local subdivision remains active and has just garnered significant support from a recent U.S. Supreme Court…

05

Jul

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ELB Podcast: U.S. Democracy and the Independent State Legislature Theory after Moore v. Harper

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Listen to the Election Law Blog Podcast's voting rights roundtable discussion of Moore v. Harper. Derek Muller, Carolyn Shapiro, Bertrall Ross, and Rick Pildes discuss what the recent U.S. Supreme…

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Jun

Case Updates, Casedocs, Elections Clause, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationindependent state legislature theory, lawindepth, North Carolina, STATENEWS

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Exclusive Power of State Legislatures to Draw Redistricting Maps in NC Case

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On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court held that state legislatures do not have exclusive and independent authority to set the rules regarding federal elections under the U.S. Constitution's Elections Clause.…

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Jun

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How Will the Alabama SCOTUS Decision Affect Litigation in Other States?

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The Supreme Court's somewhat "unexpected" ruling on the Section 2 challenge to Alabama's congressional district map has led to questions about what effect it will have in states with ongoing…