08

Oct

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U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio and Analysis of Pivotal Alabama Voting Rights Act Case

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On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan regarding Alabama Congressional Redistricting. Listen to the Oral Argument on YouTube. Last January, a three-judge…

23

Aug

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U.S. District Court Dismisses 2nd Lawsuit Calling for New House Elections

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A U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va has rejected a lawsuit aimed at dissolving Virginia's 2021 House of Delegates election. Plaintiffs in the case had urged the court to order…

29

Apr

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Court: New York Will Have Congressional and Senate Maps by May 20.

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The litigation surrounding New York's congressional and senate maps will end by May 20, according to the Stueben County appellate court. The court's announcement comes after the state's highest court…

01

Apr

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New York Redistricting Maps Thrown Out by State Trial Court. Congressional Map Declared Partisan Gerrymander

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On Thursday, Mar. 31, a New York trial court invalidated the legislature's 2022 congressional and state legislative maps. The decision was primarily grounded in the procedural requirements of New York's…

27

Mar

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Maryland State Court Throws Out 2021 Congressional Map Citing Extreme Gerrymandering

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On Friday, the Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County signed an order prohibiting use of the congressional map that the Maryland legislature approved - over a…

08

Mar

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Block North Carolina Court’s Congressional Map

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On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency application for a stay of the North Carolina State supreme court's decision to invalidate the congressional map that the legislature enacted…

16

Feb

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Kansas Congressional Map Gets 2 Challenges in State Court

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On Tuesday Feb. 14, two challenges to the controversial "Ad Astra 2" Kansas congressional map were filed in state court. The lawsuits were brought about by individual Democratic voters, civic…

15

Feb

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Minnesota Judicial Panel Releases State’s New Congressional and Legislative Maps for the Decade

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On Tuesday Feb. 15, a 5-member Minnesota Judicial Branch Special Redistricting Panel formed in 2021, adopted a congressional and state legislative district map. The court released its final orders for…

13

Feb

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Idaho Supreme Court Upholds New Congressional Map Against State Law Based Challenge

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On Friday (Feb. 11) the Idaho Supreme Court rejected the only legal challenge filed against the state's new congressional map. Earlier, in January, the court rejected four challenges to the…