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Jan

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

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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…

24

Jan

LATEST, Redistrictingheadlines, Ohio

Redistricting Headlines Jan 24, 2022: Ohio Commission Adopts New Maps Under Court Ordered Wire. 3 New Lawsuits Filed in 3 States.

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Last week was a busy one in the states for redistricting. It brought two new sets of maps and three lawsuits. The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a 2nd set of…

24

Jan

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Michigan Commission’s Congressional Map gets a New Challenge in Federal Court

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A federal lawsuit challenging the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's newly adopted congressional map was filed last week. In what could be a test of how federal courts view the…

24

Jan

Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationKentucky, lpstatelaw, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

Kentucky Lawsuit Challenges New Congressional and State House Districts

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Redistricting in Kentucky came to a head last week after the Governor vetoed congressional and State House district maps passed by the Republican legislature (the senate map was not vetoed…

24

Jan

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Listen: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Oral Argument in Redistricting Challenge

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On Nov 18, 2021, Dem. Governor Tony Evers vetoed the congressional and state Senate and House maps passed by the Wisconsin legislature a week earlier. The State Supreme Court took…

17

Jan

NEWS, Redistrictingheadlines

Redistricting Headlines Jan 17 2022: Ohio Maps Cancelled by Court. NC Map Decision Gets Appealed. PA Congressional Redistricting in Disarray.

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Redistricting Headlines for the week of January 10th 2022. Thie biggest news from last week comes from Ohio, where the State Supreme Court delivered a one-two punch to lawmakers by…

15

Jan

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In One-Two Punch, Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates New Congressional Map Just 2 Days After Striking House and Senate Districts

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On Friday, the Ohio State Supreme Court announced its decision to invalidate the Republican-drawn 2021 congressional map, explaining that it "stacks the deck" against the opposite party. Voters in 2018…

12

Jan

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

Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates 2021 Senate and House Maps. Gives Commission 10 Days to Draw New Maps

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On Wednesday, Jan. 12th, The Ohio Supreme Court invalidated Republican-drawn state House and Senate district maps as partisan gerrymandering under the Ohio Constitution. The justices struck down the maps in…

12

Jan

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North Carolina’s Redistricting Maps Upheld by State Trial Court

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On Wednesday, Jan. 11th a North Carolina state trial court upheld the congressional and state legislative maps drawn by the Republican-dominated legislature in Nov of 2021. Read the opinion and…