10

Oct

Race in RedistrictingAnalysis, dataindepth, Datanews, national, News

Study: Partisan and Racial Representation Outcomes in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle

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A recent article published in Publius: The Journal of Federalism, explores and measures partisan fairness, competitiveness, and minority representation in newly enacted redistricting maps across the states. A summary of…

08

Oct

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationnew york, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

NY Court Gives Redistricting Commission “2nd Bite of the Apple” for Legislative Map

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Citing a flawed redistricting process, the Supreme Court of the State of New York ordered the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to try again to draw new legislative districts for the…

08

Oct

Case Updates, HOME, LATEST, LAW, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActAlabama, lawindepth, lpvra, national, scotus

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

Case Updates, Casedocs, Redistricting Litigationlawindepth, STATENEWS, Virginia

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

Casedocs, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, State Lawslawindepth, new york, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

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

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, State Lawsnew york, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

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

Case Updates, Casedocs, LAW, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, State LawsIN-DEPTH, lawindepth, Maryland, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

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

HOME, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, State LawsIN-DEPTH, lawindepth, North Carolina, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

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

Case Updates, Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, State LawsKansas, lpstatelaw, STATENEWS

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…