08

Oct

Case Updates, HOME, LATEST, LAW, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActAlabama, lawindepth, lpvra, national, scotus

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio and Analysis of Pivotal Alabama Voting Rights Act Case

By Editor

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan regarding Alabama Congressional Redistricting. Listen to the Oral Argument on YouTube. Last January, a three-judge…

30

Jan

Case Updates, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, VIDEOconnecticut, STATENEWS

Watch: Connecticut Supreme Court Oral Argument in Congressional Map Case

By Editor

On Thursday, Jan. 27 the Connecticut state Supreme Court heard arguments from lawyers for both Democrats and Republicans on the Reapportionment Commission about whether the special master's congressional map should…

04

Jan

LATEST, NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, VIDEOEntities, IN-DEPTH, new york, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS

Watch: New York Redistricting Commission Deadlocks on Maps

By Editor

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…

08

Oct

LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Functions, VIDEOredistricting commissions, STATENEWS, Va redistricting commission, Virginia

VA Redistricting Commission Implodes as Three Commissioners Walk Out

By Editor

On Friday, the VA Redistricting Commission's Democratic co-chair Greta Harris, called it quits and walked out of the public meeting of the commission flanked by two more citizen commissioners. The…

24

Jul

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, VIDEOcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, redistricting data, U.S. Census Bureau

VIDEO: Accessing 2020 Census Redistricting Data from the Legacy Format Summary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)

By Editor

This video will demonstrate how to import the “2020 Census Redistricting Data - Legacy Format Summary Files,” and then extract familiar tables for specific data and geography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz9117G8BsU

03

Jul

LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, VIDEO, Voting Rights ActBrnovich, Hasen, national, section 2, Voting Rights Act

Watch: CNN Interview with UC Irvine Law Professor Rick Hasen Discussing Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision in Brnovich

By Editor

In a CNN interview, University of California Law Professor Rick Hasen, author of the popular Election Law Law Blog, explains his take on the Supreme Court's Brnovich decision regarding Section…

07

May

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, Redistricting, VIDEOcensus, census 2020, dataindepth, differential privacy, U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census Bureau VIDEO: Differential Privacy 101

By Editor

Watch this video for a basic eplanation of the differential privacy technique used to protect the privacy of individuals whose data resides in large databases. The video demonstrates how database…

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

By Editor

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…

11

Mar

Census Data and Geography, DATA and TECHNOLOGY, FEATURES, VIDEOdataindepth, redistricting data

Dave’s Redistricting App Releases 2020 Upgrades

By Editor

Dave’s Redistricting has just launched an upgraded version of DRA 2020 that includes two major advances. You can now create maps using 2020 census shapes, and you can edit maps…