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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…

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Wisconsin Lawsuit is Third Court Challenge Anticipating a Political “Impasse” for Redistricting Maps

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Wisconsin voters join voters in Pennsylvania and Minnesota by initiating litigation in anticipation of a political impasse between the legislative and executive branches in the map-redrawing process. A group of…

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NJ Supreme Court Selects 13th Congressional Commission Member after Commissioners Deadlock

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The New Jersey Supreme Court selected former Supreme Court Justice John E. Wallace, Jr. as the tiebreaking member of the Congressional Redistricting Commission. The 13-member NJ Redistricting Commission is responsible for redrawing…

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Parties Debate Timeliness of Lawsuit in PA Congressional Map Challenge

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A group of voters in Pennsylvania started the 2020 litigation cycle early by suing in Pennsylvania state court over the state's congressional map. The lawsuit presumes that the state legislature…

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VA State Redistricting Commission Divided on Map Drawing Approach

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The Virginia Redistricting Commission was advised its lawyers to revise existing maps rather than start from scratch, due to time and resources constraints. Read the full wvtf.org story. Listen to…

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Census Bureau to Release Redistricting Data on Aug. 12. Four Days Early.

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U.S. Census Bureau Press Release: August 5, 2021. The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local level results from the 2020…

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Recent Census Data Developments Call into Question its Suitability for Redistricting

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In the span of just a few days and just weeks before official census redistricting data is scheduled to be released, the Census Bureau reveals two rather startling revelations about…

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Union of Concerned Scientists Release Report on 2020 Census Data Accuracy

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Concerns about census data accuracy have lead experts to worry about "the potential undercounting of variousgroups in the country and how undercounts might affect federal funding allocation, redistricting efforts, and…

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Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When

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Director's Blog - BY DR. RON JARMIN, ACTING DIRECTOR: Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data…