Redistricting Law & Litigation
Litigation Updates
A New Lawsuit is Filed Against New York’s Congressional Map
A new state-court lawsuit filed on October 27 challenges New York’s existing congressional map and ... Read More
New GOP Lawsuit Targets Differential Privacy and Group Quarters Imputation, Claiming Flawed 2020 Census Data
A federal lawsuit challenging the underlying data of the 2020 U.S. Census has been filed ... Read More
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Legal News
The Court’s Second Look: Inside the October 15 Oral Argument in Louisiana v. Callais
The Supreme Court reheard Louisiana v. Callais on Oct. 15, focusing on whether Louisiana’s intentional creation of a second majority-Black ... Read More
Walking the Tightrope: How Courts Balance Minority Vote Dilution Rules and Racial Gerrymandering Limits
Walking the Tightrope: How Courts Balance Minority Vote Dilution Rules and Racial Gerrymandering Limits ... Read More
California High Court Rejects GOP Bid to Halt Mid-Decade Redistricting Measure
The California Supreme Court has dismissed a Republican petition that sought to halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to place a ... Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Seeks Fresh Briefs on Louisiana Map, Weighing the Voting Rights Act Against Equal-Protection Limits
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on Aug. 1 asking for supplemental briefs in Louisiana v. Callais, a ... Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Decision on Private Voting Rights Act Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a significant, albeit temporary, reprieve for voting rights advocates and individual litigants, putting on ... Read More
Mississippi Redistricting Litigation Update: State Officials File Appeal in Legislative Map Case
Both the State defendants and the Mississippi Republican Executive Committee filed direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court on July ... Read More