25

Jan

Case Updates, Casedocs, HOME, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Voting Rights ActAlabama, lawindepth, lpvra, section 2, STATENEWS, Voting Rights Act

Alabama Federal Court Blocks Congressional Map on Voting Rights Act Grounds. Gives Legislature 2 Week Deadline

By Editor

On Monday an Alabama Federal District Court blocked the new congressional map enacted in November of last year. The order gives the legislature 14 days to enact a new map…

31

Dec

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, LAW, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Voting Rights ActAnalysis, Illinois, lawindepth, lpequalpro, lpvra, racial gerrymandering, Voting Rights Act

Illinois Federal Court Rejects Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering Challenges to Legislature’s State Senate and House Maps

By Editor

On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a per curiam opinion rejecting the claims of three groups of plaintiffs in the consolidated cases (McConchie,…

31

Dec

Case Updates, Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights ActAnalysis, arkansas, lawindepth, lawsuit, lpvra, Voting Rights Act

Arkansas State House Map Gets Voting Rights Act Challenge in Federal Court

By Editor

On Wednesday, the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel filed a lawsuit against the newly enacted Arkansas State House district map. The suit alleges minority vote dilution in…

03

Jul

LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActBrnovich, Hasen, national, section 2, Voting Rights Act

Watch: CNN Interview with UC Irvine Law Professor Rick Hasen Discussing Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision in Brnovich

By Editor

In a CNN interview, University of California Law Professor Rick Hasen, author of the popular Election Law Law Blog, explains his take on the Supreme Court's Brnovich decision regarding Section…

10

Mar

LAW, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Voting Rights ActAnalysis, HR4, lawindepth, lpvra, Preclearance, Voting Rights Act

What Will an Updated Voting Rights Act Preclearance Formula Look Like?

By Editor

The U.S. Supreme Court effectively halted administrative preclearance for redistricting maps (as well as other voting changes) for states required to do so under section 5 of the Voting Rights…

09

Mar

LAW, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights ActBASICS, national, Voting Rights Act

Highlights of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)

By Editor

During the 116th congress in 2019, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Leahy. The bill is expected to be reintroduced in some form in…

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

By Editor

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…

08

Jan

Local Redistricting, NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights Actcity of pasadena, Latino, legal, local, lpvra, patino

Texas Federal Court Imposes Preclearance on City of Pasadena

By Editor

Pasadena, Texas - The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in this ruling invalidated the city's move from an eight-member district redistricting map to a mixed map…

05

Dec

Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights Actgerrymandering, lawindepth, legal, lpvra, North Carolina, racial gerrymandering, scotus, Supreme Court, Virginia, Voting Rights Act, washington dc

Packing Minorities Into Districts. When Is That Ever Okay?

By Editor

Washington DC - The Supreme Court will tackle that question today as it hears oral arguments in two redistricting cases.  Both cases are alleged racial gerrymander claims; one orginating from…