14

Jan

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Watch: UW Professor Reviews Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Detail

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This challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim the gerrymander was so egregious, it…

14

Jan

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Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Whitford v. Gill

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLu61vk-kns&t=102s The case is a challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map.  It alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim…

14

Jan

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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in One Infographic

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  If you have been meaning to do a Google search and read up on the partisan gerrymandering case over Wisconsin's state legislative district map, but you don't have the 3…

20

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMfeatured, Michigan, partisan gerrymandering, reform

Michigan Launches Anti-Gerrymandering Campaign on Four Fronts

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Michigan -  The Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee is looking to end partisan gerrymandering in the state for good.  The group, including Wayne State University political science professor Kevin Deegan-Krause, will be…

20

Mar

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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

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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

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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.      

17

Mar

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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

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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…