04

May

Case Updates, Casedocs, LAW, NEWS, RedistrictingAlabama, CASEDOCS, STATENEWS

Federal Court Dismisses Alabama Challenge to Including Illegal Immigrants in Apportionment Results

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On Monday, a federal district court in Alabama dismissed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau's practice of including the "whole number of persons in each state" in the census…

04

May

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, LATEST, NEWS, Redistrictingapportionment, dataindepth, national

Election Data Services Report Gives Context to 2020 Apportionment Results

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Every 10 years the U.S. Census apportionment numbers are presented and every 10 years Election Data Services (EDS) releases a comprehensive analysis of the apportionment numbers giving us a contextual…

03

May

Monthly Redistricting Update, NEWS, RedistrictingMonthly Updates

Monthly Redistricting Update: April

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Redistricting News for April includes blockbuster census news, important litigation developments, and news from the California and Maryland redistricting commissions. Census Activity The big news in April was of course…

30

Apr

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting PrepCASEDOCS, lawindepth, STATENEWS, vos, Wisconsin

State Court Invalidates the Wisconsin Legislature’s Retainer of Two Law Firms for Redistricting Litigation. Read the Opinion

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On Thursday, a Wisconsin Circuit Court voided two contracts state legislative leaders had entered into with two law firms in anticipation of redistricting litigation. The court concluded that both contracts…

30

Apr

Census Data and Geography, NEWS, Redistrictingdataindepth, national, redistricting data

MALDEF: Civil Rights, Good Government Groups, and Experts, Decry Attempts to Use ACS Data as the Primary Basis for Redistricting

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A Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) press release denounces the use of survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau as an alternate basis to draw redistricting maps.…

29

Apr

NEWS, RedistrictingCalifornia, STATENEWS

2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Hires Marcy Kaplan as Director of Outreach

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Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) announced Marcy Kaplan as the new Director of Outreach. Ms. Kaplan served as the Commission’s Outreach Manager under Executive Director Alvaro Hernandez.…

26

Apr

DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistricting, VIDEOapportionment, census, census 2020, national, U.S. Census Bureau

Watch: U.S. Census Bureau’s Press Conference Announcing 2020 Apportionment Results

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Watch the Census Bureau's Monday Press Conference discussing the release of the official apportionment data, which includes 2020 census state population counts and the number of U.S. House seats allotted…

26

Apr

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWS, Redistrictingapportionment, census, census 2020, dataindepth, national, U.S. Census Bureau

2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President

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The U.S. Census Bureau issued this press release today in addition to holding a press conference announcing the official apportionment results from the 2020 Census. Originally due on December 31,…

26

Apr

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, LATEST, NEWS, Redistrictingapportionment, census, census 2020, dataindepth, national, U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census Apportionment Results Are in. Here is the Data

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Today the U.S. Census Bureau announced the official apportionment results from the 2020 census. A press release detailing the data is below. In a press conference, the bureau announced that…