01

Dec

Monthly Redistricting Update, NEWSapportionment, census, census 2020, U.S. Census Bureau

Monthly Redistricting Update: November 2020

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The U.S. Census Bureau was the main focus for redistricting news in November and it did not disappoint. The Bureau casually and cryptically announced an unspecified delay in its post-processing…

28

Nov

DATA and TECHNOLOGY, NEWScensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, disclosure avoidance, national, U.S. Census Bureau

(Privacy) Invariants Set for 2020 Census Data Products

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The U.S. Census Bureau has determined the specific files within the redistricting data release that will not be altered for privacy purposes. Or in other words, which files will have…

20

Nov

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

Census Bureau Director Says “Processing Anomalies” will Delay Census Data Release Schedule

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On November 19th the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau released a short statement acknowledging "certain processing anomalies" in the decennial census data collected earlier this year. While the director…

01

Nov

Monthly Redistricting Update, NEWScensus, census 2020, Monthly Updates, U.S. Census Bureau

Monthly Redistricting Update: October 2020

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Its November 1st and here is what happened on the redistricting front in October. The big news is still the litigation surrounding census operations and how the data will be…

31

Oct

NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, VIDEOCalifornia, commission, Independent Redistricting Commission, STATENEWS, States

Commission Meeting Video: CA Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission

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The 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission was established in 2008 by a citizen's initiative. It is responsible for redrawing the state's congressional, legislative, and Board of Equalization districts (BOE). Watch…

26

Oct

Case Updates, Census Law, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationapportionment, census, census 2020, legal, U.S. Census Bureau

CA Federal Court Panel Invalidates Presidential Order to Exclude “Illegal Aliens” from Apportionment Count

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On Thursday (Oct. 22) a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division) issued a final order and opinion invalidating the president's…

24

Oct

FEATURES, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting CriteriaAnalysis, commission, Michigan, policyindepth

Panel Discussion: What Are “Communities of Interest” and How Will They Affect Redistricting in Michigan?

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For a discussion on how Michigan has approached the principle of communities of interest and what this portends for the new redistricting commission, watch panelists Jocelyn Benson, Connie Malloy, Chris…

19

Oct

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationapportionment, census, census 2020, legal, new york, scotus, U.S. Census Bureau

Supreme Court Schedules November Oral Argument in Undocumented Immigrant Apportionment Case

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On Friday, the Supreme Court announced it would expedite an appeal by the Trump administration after a lower district court halted the administration’s plan to exclude people who are in…

14

Oct

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting Litigationcensus, census 2020, lpscotus, U.S. Census Bureau

Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Restraining Order, Allows Census Counting to End Early

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On Sept. 24th the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction that enjoined the U.S. Census Bureau from ending its counting operations on September…