Redistricting Recap Nov 14 2025: DOJ Joins California Map Lawsuit. Indiana and Kansas Pause Mid-Decade Redistricting. Utah Judge Makes Map Decision

Redistricting Recap Nov 14 2025: DOJ Joins California Map Lawsuit. Indiana and Kansas Pause Mid-Decade Redistricting. Utah Judge Makes Map Decision

By EditorNov 14, 20250 Comments
Redistricting Developments for the Week of November 10th, 2025. In case you missed it: U.S. Department of Justice Joins Lawsuit to Block California’s New Congressional Map The California Proposition 50 map, approved by state voters on November 4, was crafted to redraw several U.S. House seats in favor of Democrats. The U.S. Department of Justice recently intervened in a lawsuit brought by California Republicans, arguing that the map prioritises race in a way that violates the Constitution and disadvantages certain voters. The case symbolizes the broader national competition over mid-decade redistricting and the high stakes for control of Congress. Indiana…
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Update: Status of Kansas Redistricting (July 2023)

Update: Status of Kansas Redistricting (July 2023)

By EditorJul 17, 2023
Major litigation against Kansas' redistricting maps has concluded however a key case against a local subdivision remains active and has just garnered significant support from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Congressional and State Senate and House MapsThe congressional map adopted by the legislature, known as the "Ad Astra 2" map - was vetoed by Democratic governor Laura Kelly. The map was nevertheless enacted on Feb. 9, 2022 after a successful veto override vote in both chambers of the legislature. One key feature of the Ad Astra 2 map was its splitting of Wyandotte County - home to Kansas City…
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Kansas Congressional Map Gets 2 Challenges in State Court

Kansas Congressional Map Gets 2 Challenges in State Court

By EditorFeb 16, 2022
On Tuesday Feb. 14, two challenges to the controversial "Ad Astra 2" Kansas congressional map were filed in state court. The lawsuits were brought about by individual Democratic voters, civic organizations, and the ACLU of Kansas. Republicans in the Kansas House and Senate successfully overrode Democratic governor Laura Kelly's veto of the map on Feb. 9. Read the cases here. Rivera v. Schwab and Alonzo v. Schwab. The cases challenge the map on state constitutional partisan gerrymandering, minority vote dilution, and racial discrimination grounds. Both lawsuits focus on congressional lines in and around Wyandotte County, described in the complaint as…
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