16

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationcongressional, redistricting, Texas, texas redistricting, Voting Rights Act

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…

02

Feb

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Maryland Judge Orders Legislative Leaders to Testify in Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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Maryland - Nearly four years after Bethesda, Md. resident Stephen M. Shapiro and other Maryland voters filed a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit against Maryland's congressional district map, a judge has ordered…

08

Jan

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Chief Justice Roberts Requests Response in NC Racial Gerrymandering Case

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North Carolina - A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled that 28 state legislative districts in North Carolina's 2010 redistricting map were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders that diluted the votes of black and Hispanic…

05

Dec

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Packing Minorities Into Districts. When Is That Ever Okay?

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Washington DC - The Supreme Court will tackle that question today as it hears oral arguments in two redistricting cases.  Both cases are alleged racial gerrymander claims; one orginating from…

16

Aug

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Court Rules 28 of 170 N.C. Legislative Districts are Racial Gerrymanders

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North Carolina - Last Thursday, a three-judge U.S. District Court panel ruled that 28 of the Republican-drawn districts for the N.C. legislature were indeed unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The Republican practice of…

26

Jul

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesTexas, voter ID

Meet the Man Behind the Texas Voter ID Lawsuit

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Texas - U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey was a state legislator in Texas when that body passed a comprehensive Voter Identification law.  He had misgivings after witnessing the legislative debate and eventually…

25

Jul

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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. …

14

Apr

Redistricting LitigationNorth Carolina

Trial Begins On North Carolina State Legislative Districts

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North Carolina - The state's congressional map has already been partially invalidated by a court on grounds that it is an unconstitutional gerrymander.  Next up; several state house districts. A…

13

Apr

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Senators cited for contempt in redistricting case

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Lawmakers are challenging a judge's order to turn over documents, claiming legislative privilege. Source: Senators cited for contempt in redistricting case