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Oregon: HB2945. Relating to redistricting

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Oregon HB2945 - Requires Legislative Assembly or Secretary of State to provide any data purchased or used to create congressional or legislative reapportionment plan. Read the Bill. Track the Bill

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Washington State: SB5668, Washington voting rights act

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Washington State: SB5668. Enacting the Washington voting rights act Read the Bill Track the Bill Here

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Guinier and Blacksher Compare Shelby Decision to Dred Scott

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James Blacksher, a practicing voting rights attorney in Alabama and Harvard Law professor and former DOJ Special Asst. to the AAG. for the Civil Rights Division, Lani Guinier write this article…

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Congress Makes First Attempt at Voting Rights Act Amendment

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Photo: David Sachs Last week U.S. Rep Jim Sensenbrenner introduced the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (VRAA); a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in an…

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Justice Dept. Forced to “Drop the Ball” in Some Local Election Controversies

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Before June 25, the Justice Dept. had many balls in the air as it negotiated hundreds of preclearance submissions from local jurisdictions covered under section 5 of the Voting Rights…

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, UncategorizedArizona

Arizona Redistricting Trial Focuses on Elusive Proof of Partisan Bias

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Paranoia is inherent in redistricting, even when it’s nonpartisan redistricting. A Republican backed legal challenge against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s state legislative map went to trial last week and…

Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against Fayette County, Tennessee Commissioners

Press Release: January 16, 2025 The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Fayette ...
Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against Houston County, (Georgia) Board of Commissioners

Press Release: Jan. 16, 2025 The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, G...