03

Mar

LATEST, LAW, Redistricting, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActArizona, lawindepth, lpscotus, lpvra, national

Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Brnovich Voting Rights Act (sec. 2) Case

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, a lawsuit challenging Arizona's out-of-precinct policy on Election Day, which does not count provisional ballots cast in…

12

Jan

Census Data and Geography, Census Law, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting Functionsapportionment, California, census, census 2020, national, U.S. Census Bureau

Apportionment Numbers Delayed Until March

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"Uncertainty over the timing of congressional apportionment increased Monday, as government lawyers told a federal judge the Census Bureau's new internal target date for finalizing state population counts is March…

04

Jan

Census Law, LATEST, Monthly Redistricting Update, NEWS, Redistrictingapportionment, census, census 2020, new york, scotus, Supreme Court, U.S. Census Bureau

December Redistricting Update

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December was all about the apportionment numbers when it comes to redistricting news. Let's get you up-to-date. White House Memo on Excluding “Aliens” from the Official Apportionment Count The U.S.…

01

Dec

Case Updates, Census Data and Geography, Census Law, LATEST, LAW, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, VIDEOapportionment, citizenship question, legal, lpscotus, national, new york, oral argument, scotus

Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Trump Apportionment / Citizenship Case

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On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. New York. This case challenged an executive memo directing the Census Bureau to report official congressional apportionment data…

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…

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…

05

Oct

Case Updates, Census Law, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationcensus, census 2020, lawindepth, legal, U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Judge Reprimands Census Bureau for Violating its Restraining Order

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