Alaska State Supreme Court Set to Decide if Interim Legislative Map Will Remain in Effect for the Decade

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Alaska State Supreme Court Set to Decide if Interim Legislative Map Will Remain in Effect for the Decade

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On Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court issued its opinion detailing its March 2022 ruling that Alaska's legislative (a.k.a. Proclamation) Map violated the state's equal protection clause due to partisan gerrymandering.…

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Litigation Notes: Challenge to Galveston Co. TX Commissioner Court Map Survives Motion to Dismiss and will Proceed to Trial

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Galveston Co., Texas: The County's adopted commissioner court precinct map for the 2020 cycle, is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), voting rights organizations, and several individual…

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Briefs Filed in Litigation to Redraw New York’s Congressional Map

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Last week, briefs were filed in a case brought by a group of voters to redraw New York's current congressional map. The state used a map drawn by a court…

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WATCH: U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument in NC Congressional Map Case (Moore v. Harper)

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case regarding North Carolina’s congressional district map. North Carolina’s 2021 congressional map was approved by the Republican-controlled state…

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

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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…

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U.S. District Court Dismisses 2nd Lawsuit Calling for New House Elections

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A U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va has rejected a lawsuit aimed at dissolving Virginia's 2021 House of Delegates election. Plaintiffs in the case had urged the court to order…

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Court: New York Will Have Congressional and Senate Maps by May 20.

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The litigation surrounding New York's congressional and senate maps will end by May 20, according to the Stueben County appellate court. The court's announcement comes after the state's highest court…

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Maryland State Court Throws Out 2021 Congressional Map Citing Extreme Gerrymandering

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On Friday, the Senior Judge of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County signed an order prohibiting use of the congressional map that the Maryland legislature approved - over a…

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Block North Carolina Court’s Congressional Map

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On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency application for a stay of the North Carolina State supreme court's decision to invalidate the congressional map that the legislature enacted…

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OH Supreme Court Rejects Ohio Commission Maps for a 2nd Time. Describes Their Efforts as “Misguided.”

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The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday rejected a 2nd revised map of state Senate and House districts drawn by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The first map was invalidated by the…