20

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMgerrymandering, Pennsylvania, policyindepth, reform

Watch: PBS Covers Pennsylvania Gerrymandering and Reform In-Depth

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Harrisburg, Pa - Late in 2016, PBS's American Law Journal gives an in-depth treatment of gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.  Hosts interview lawmakers, review the technology behind redistricting and covers reform efforts.…

20

Mar

Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMcongressional, featured, gerrymandering, North Carolina, northcarolina, redistricting

Watch: A Short History of Congressional Redistricting in North Carolina

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North Carolina - From the Charlotte Observer Politics & Government section: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134756399.html/video-embed

20

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMgerrymandering, NPR, reform, Virginia

Listen: NPR Spotlights Redistricting Reform in Virginia

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Virginia - NPR interviews the  executive director of One Virginia 2021, a nonpartisan organization that's challenging the constitutionality of 11 state legislative district boundaries.      

19

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting CommissionsArizona, Independent Redistricting Commission, lawsuit, Maricopa County

Court Sides with Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

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Maricopa County, Arizona - A Superior Court judge has rejected the remaining challenges against the work of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.  Plaintiffs had challenged the commission's process and accused…

19

Mar

Local RedistrictingFlorida, Lee County, redistricting, school board, school district

A Redistricting Dilemma for a Florida School Board

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Lee County, Florida - The Lee County school board is debating whether redistricting is needed to elect a minority to its school board, which represents a county that is 55%…

17

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race RulesBrennan Center, congressional, Latino, racial gerrymandering, state legislature, States, Texas, texas redistricting

What’s Next in Texas Redistricting

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On March 10th a federal district court panel in San Antonio Texas ruled that the State legislature’s 2011 congressional redistricting map was drawn in manner that violated the U.S. constitution. …

16

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationcongressional, redistricting, Texas, texas redistricting, Voting Rights Act

Texas Congressional Districts Invalidated by Federal Court: News Coverage

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Texas - Six years in the making, the federal district court panel released its opinion late last week in the long arduous litigation we call Texas Redistricting.  This 2-1 decision…

02

Feb

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationcongressional, lpother, lpstatelaw, Maryland, partisan gerrymandering, redistricting, Shapiro, States, Supreme Court

Maryland Judge Orders Legislative Leaders to Testify in Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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Maryland - Nearly four years after Bethesda, Md. resident Stephen M. Shapiro and other Maryland voters filed a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit against Maryland's congressional district map, a judge has ordered…

23

Jan

Equal Protection, NEWS, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersAlabama, black caucus, legal, racial gerrymandering

Federal District Court in Alabama Strikes Down 12 State Legislative Districts on Remand

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Alabama - A U.S. District Court panel invalidated a substantial portion of the Alabama state legislative district map after considering the racial gerrymandering challenge on remand from the U.S. Supreme…