State Supreme Court Redraws Pennsylvania Congressional Map
22
Feb
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State Supreme Court Redraws Pennsylvania Congressional Map

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  Pennsylvania - This January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the state's congressional map was an unconstitutional gerrymander.  The plaintiffs had alleged the map is an eggregious partisan gerrymander executed by Republican state lawmakers that allowed…
Maryland Judge Orders Legislative Leaders to Testify in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
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…
Chief Justice Roberts Requests Response in NC Racial Gerrymandering Case
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…
NPR and Scotusblog Recap Oral Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Case
06
Dec
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NPR and Scotusblog Recap Oral Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Case

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Wash. DC - NPR's Nina Totenberg recaps Supreme Court oral arguments in , Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections and McCrory v. Harris;  the racial gerrymandering claims arising from the…