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Ohio Redistricting Maps Attract 3 Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuits in 4 Days. Read Them Here.

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The recently passed Ohio State redistricting maps have so far drawn three lawsuits; each of them claiming the map is a brazen partisan gerrymander. Here is a look at all…

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Ohio Redistricting Commission Maps Challenged in State Supreme Court as “Brazen” Partisan Gerrymander

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On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the Ohio chapter of the African American trade union group…

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VA Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Prisoner Reallocation Law

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The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes how prison inmates are counted for purposes of redistricting. The petition for a writ of…

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Census Bureau Delivers 2020 Census Redistricting Data in Easier-to-Use Format

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SEPT. 16, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File to states and the public in an easier-to-use format. These data are now…

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Alaska Redistricting Board Adopts Proposed Redistricting Plans

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Press Release: Sept. 9 2021 For Immediate Release: September 9, 2021 ANCHORAGE – Today the Alaska Redistricting Board adopted two proposed redistricting plansin accordance with Alaska Constitution Article VI Section…

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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Federal Statutes Regarding Redistricting and Methods for Electing Public Officials

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Press Release: Sept. 1, 2021 Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced the release of a guidance document to ensure state, county, and municipal governments comply with Section 2 of…

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Census Bureau Announces “Early” Release Date for Easier-to-Use Formats for Redistricting Data

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Press Release SEPT. 1, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau will release easier-to-use formats of the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File on September 16. Also on September 16, redistricting data will be…

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Listen: ACS ‘Broken Law’ Podcast Talks Redistricting Law and Policy with the Brennan Center’s Michael Li

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The American Constitution Society's Lindsay Langholz interviews Michael Li (李之樸), Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, to talk gerrymandering, census and redistricting ahead of the 2020 redistricting cycle in the…

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Listen: JMU Podcast Interviews David Wasserman on What to Expect for the 2020 Redistricting Cycle

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The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Matters podcast series interviews redistricting expert David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report about what this…

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[Podcast] Partners at Akin Gump, and Professor/Consultant Kareem Crayton Discuss Redistricting Law and the Census

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ON-Air with Akin Gump digs into the legal side of redistricting. In this episode, Akin Gump litigation partner Hyongsoon Kim and Supreme Court and appellate senior counsel Aileen McGrath and…