25

Jan

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Alabama Federal Court Blocks Congressional Map on Voting Rights Act Grounds. Gives Legislature 2 Week Deadline

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On Monday an Alabama Federal District Court blocked the new congressional map enacted in November of last year. The order gives the legislature 14 days to enact a new map…

24

Jan

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Michigan Commission’s Congressional Map gets a New Challenge in Federal Court

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A federal lawsuit challenging the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's newly adopted congressional map was filed last week. In what could be a test of how federal courts view the…

24

Jan

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Listen: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Oral Argument in Redistricting Challenge

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On Nov 18, 2021, Dem. Governor Tony Evers vetoed the congressional and state Senate and House maps passed by the Wisconsin legislature a week earlier. The State Supreme Court took…

17

Jan

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Redistricting Headlines Jan 17 2022: Ohio Maps Cancelled by Court. NC Map Decision Gets Appealed. PA Congressional Redistricting in Disarray.

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Redistricting Headlines for the week of January 10th 2022. Thie biggest news from last week comes from Ohio, where the State Supreme Court delivered a one-two punch to lawmakers by…

15

Jan

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In One-Two Punch, Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates New Congressional Map Just 2 Days After Striking House and Senate Districts

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On Friday, the Ohio State Supreme Court announced its decision to invalidate the Republican-drawn 2021 congressional map, explaining that it "stacks the deck" against the opposite party. Voters in 2018…

12

Jan

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Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates 2021 Senate and House Maps. Gives Commission 10 Days to Draw New Maps

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On Wednesday, Jan. 12th, The Ohio Supreme Court invalidated Republican-drawn state House and Senate district maps as partisan gerrymandering under the Ohio Constitution. The justices struck down the maps in…

12

Jan

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North Carolina’s Redistricting Maps Upheld by State Trial Court

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On Wednesday, Jan. 11th a North Carolina state trial court upheld the congressional and state legislative maps drawn by the Republican-dominated legislature in Nov of 2021. Read the opinion and…

11

Jan

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Redistricting Update: 7 States Poised to Pass Maps Soon

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It's the second week of the new year and 7 states are actively considering redistricting maps and poised to finalize a map or maps in the coming weeks. Here is…

04

Jan

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Watch: New York Redistricting Commission Deadlocks on Maps

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The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission met on Monday, Jan 3, but could not come to a consensus on any redistricting map. The members split 5-5 on votes for…