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Federal Judge Orders Census Count to Continue Through Oct 31
25
Sep
Casedocs, Census Law, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, RedistrictingCalifornia, CASEDOCS, census, census 2020, legal, U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Judge Orders Census Count to Continue Through Oct 31

By Editor
A U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction that enjoins the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September 30. The…
Texas Appeals Court Rejects Voter ID Law. Sort of
25
Jul
Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesTexas, voter ID

Texas Appeals Court Rejects Voter ID Law. Sort of

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Texas - This Wednesday the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a major blow to the 2011 Texas Voter ID law which has been in effect now since 2013. …
Supreme Court Decides “Evenwel” Equal Population Case: Read the Opinion
04
Apr
Casedocs, Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationEvenwel, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decides “Evenwel” Equal Population Case: Read the Opinion

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Wash. DC - The Supreme Court just released its opinion in Evenwel v. Abott, a challenge to redistricting based on "total population" versus eligible or registered voters.  Read the pre-decision…
Supreme Ct Preview: Persily Amicus Brief on the One Person One Vote Requirement
13
Nov
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Supreme Ct Preview: Persily Amicus Brief on the One Person One Vote Requirement

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In this latest Supreme Court case Evenwel v. Abbott, exploring the claim that political redistricting should focus on balancing the number of eligible voters in the population across districts as…
Appeals Court Overturns Lawyer Fees in Texas Redistricting Case
08
Apr
Casedocs, RedistrictingAustin, Lawyer fees, Texas, texas redistricting, Wendy Davis

Appeals Court Overturns Lawyer Fees in Texas Redistricting Case

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AUSTIN, TX — A federal appeals panel has reversed a decision granting roughly $360,000 in legal fees to lawyers who helped former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis fend off Republican-drawn political…
Lawsuit Alleges Prison Gerrymandering in Florida County
08
Apr
Casedocs, Local Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersACLU, Florida, Jefferson county, local, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation

Lawsuit Alleges Prison Gerrymandering in Florida County

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The ACLU of Florida has launched a salvo against prison gerrymandering. It filed this lawsuit against a Florida county's inclusion of a state prison in its legislative map. The press…
Supreme Court May Resurrect Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’ Equal Population Claims
02
Mar
Casedocs, Equal Protection, FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting LitigationAlabama, lpequalpro, States, Supreme Court

Supreme Court May Resurrect Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’ Equal Population Claims

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The Alabama Legislative Black Caucus' Supreme Court Case was late last year, and focused on whether that state's 2012 legislative redistricting plan was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Interestingly, there was…
Case Filing: Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District et. al.
06
Feb
Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District et. al.

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Missouri - Plaintiffs content in this lawsuit filed in December that African-American voters in Ferguson-Florissant are denied the ability to elect candidates of their choice to the local school board…
Case Filing: Harding v. County of Dallas, Texas
30
Jan
Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Harding v. County of Dallas, Texas

By Editor
In January, Anglo voters in Dallas County represented by the Equal Voting Rights Institute filed a minority vote dilution claim against the majority minority County Commissioners Court's 2010 redistricting map,…
Case Filing: Patino v. City of Pasadena
30
Jan
Casedocs, Redistricting Race Rulescity of pasadena, patino, Texas

Case Filing: Patino v. City of Pasadena

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Voters represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund filed suit this past November claiming minority vote dilution against the City of Pasadena, Texas. At issue is a change in the voting…

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