29

Mar

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, RedistrictingMinnesota

Update: Minnesota Court Issues Order to Appoint Special Redistricting Panel if Legislature Fails to Redistrict

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On March 22, the Minnesota Supreme Court granted the plaintiff's request in Wattson v. Simon to appoint a special redistricting panel for redistricting in the state in anticipation of the…

24

Mar

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Ohio’s Lawsuit Over Census Data Delay is Dismissed by Federal Court

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Earlier today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied Ohio's request to the court for an order compelling the U.S. Census Bureau to deliver redistricting data…

11

Mar

Case Updates, NEWS, Redistricting LitigationSTATENEWS, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Lawsuit Challenges Legislatures’ Move to Retain Law Firms for Future Redistricting Challenges

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In most states, post-redistricting litigation is a foregone conclusion. In anticipation of just that, the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate and the Speaker of the House entered into contracts…

11

Mar

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Alabama Sues Over Census Data Delay and Differential Privacy

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The state of Alabama becomes the second state (after Ohio) to sue over delayed census redistricting data. The lawsuit also challenges the Census Bureau's use of differential privacy on census…

09

Mar

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New York State Officials Sued Over Funding for Redistricting Commission

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The controversy over funding of the New York Redistricting Commission has come to a head as two individuals sue the governor and other state officials over the impasse. One plaintiff…

01

Mar

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Ohio Fires First Salvo in Court Over Delayed Census Redistricting Data

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On Thursday, Ohio became the first state to sue the U.S. Census Bureau over late redistricting data. After the Bureau announced it would delay the release of the data on…

01

Mar

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Minnesota Lawsuit Asks Court to Get a Jump on State Redistricting

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The delayed census redistricting data delivery schedule has put many states in a bind as they run up against state constitutional and statutory deadlines for redistricting. In Minnesota, the deadline…

18

Dec

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide Illegal Immigrant Apportionment Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that the White House request to the Census Bureau to modify the population count to exclude undocumented immigrants was not ripe. The per…

01

Dec

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Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Trump Apportionment / Citizenship Case

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On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. New York. This case challenged an executive memo directing the Census Bureau to report official congressional apportionment data…