12

Jan

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawslawindepth, lpstatelaw, North Carolina, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS

North Carolina’s Redistricting Maps Upheld by State Trial Court

By Editor

On Wednesday, Jan. 11th a North Carolina state trial court upheld the congressional and state legislative maps drawn by the Republican-dominated legislature in Nov of 2021. Read the opinion and…

29

Sep

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawslawindepth, lpstatelaw, Ohio, STATENEWS

Ohio Redistricting Maps Attract 3 Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuits in 4 Days. Read Them Here.

By Editor

The recently passed Ohio State redistricting maps have so far drawn three lawsuits; each of them claiming the map is a brazen partisan gerrymander. Here is a look at all…

24

Sep

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State LawsCASEDOCS, lpstatelaw, Ohio, partisan gerrymandering, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Ohio Redistricting Commission Maps Challenged in State Supreme Court as “Brazen” Partisan Gerrymander

By Editor

On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the Ohio chapter of the African American trade union group…

23

Sep

Case Updates, Casedocs, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Prisoners, State LawsCASEDOCS, lawindepth, lpstatelaw, policyindepth, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, STATENEWS, Virginia

VA Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Prisoner Reallocation Law

By Editor

The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes how prison inmates are counted for purposes of redistricting. The petition for a writ of…

05

Jul

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Time.com Article Lays Out the Case for Prison Gerrymandering Reform

By Editor

Prison Gerrymandering is more an act of omission than commission in that it occurs as a result of the redistricting process unless a jurisdiction acts to reverse it. In the…

10

Apr

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Oregon Supreme Court Establishes Revised Deadlines for Legislative Maps

By Editor

On Friday, the Oregon Supreme Court issued new deadlines for state legislative redistricting in light of the census redistricting data delay. The order extends state constitutional deadlines for legislative redistricting…

04

Sep

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Oregon Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure Efforts TimeOut

By Michelle Davis

At least one news outlet has described the failed Oregon redistricting reform ballot initiative as a "dramatic legal saga." By all accounts, they would be correct. You can read a…

01

Sep

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Second Court Rewords Missouri Redistricting Ballot Amendment Language

By Michelle Davis

A county circuit court judge ruled earlier last month that the wording of a ballot measure authored by the Republican legislature was “misleading” in an effort to “entice” voters into…

01

Nov

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Pennsylvania Republican’s Congressional Map Appeal

By Michelle Davis

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania legislature after a January ruling by the Pa. State Supreme Court invalidating the congressional map enacted by…