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Sep

NEWS, REFORM, VIDEODale Ho, discrimination, hearing, House Judiciary, J. Christian Adams, lawindepth, Myrna Perez, NAACP, national, testimony, Vanita Gupta, voting

Watch: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Voting Discrimination

By Michelle Davis

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 10:00am Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony regarding evidence of current and ongoing voting…

20

Mar

Strategy and Politicsfeatured, national, National Democratic Redistricting Committee, redistricting

Watch: Inside the Democrat Party’s National Redistricting Strategy

By Editor

National: Roll Call interviews National Democratic Redistricting Committee Executive Director Kelly Ward about its strategy going into 2020.  

15

Jan

Redistricting Race Rulescivil rights, congress, cspan, hearing, Jeff Sessions, national, washington dc

Video: Sen. Jeff Sessions on Voting Rights

By Editor

Washington. DC: Here is the exchange between Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) and Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions on voting, voter fraud, and the Voting Rights Act.  

21

Nov

First Amendment, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanderslpequalpro, national, partisan gerrymandering, Wisconsin

Federal District Court Finds Partisan Gerrymander in Wisconsin Assembly Map

By Editor

Wisconsin -  A three-judge federal district court in Wisconsin has invalidated the Republican-drawn state assembly district map enacted in August 2011 as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.  If the ruling stands -…

27

Jun

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMBook Review, David Daley, national, New Yorker, Redistricting Majority Project, REDMAP

Book Review: Daley’s “Rat**cked” Tackles Redistricting Through the Decades

By Editor

New York - Pulitzer prize-winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert and staff writer for the New Yorker, reviews this book: "Ratf**ked," detailing the Republican party's Redistricting Majority Project or "REDMAP." This was a…

30

Sep

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Top Redistricting Litigator Talks “Texas” in Latest ELB Podcast

By Editor

Electionlawblog's Rick Hasen talks voting rights and redistricting litigation with Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. This podcast series explores the world of election law and…

28

Sep

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NCSL Covers the Evolution of the Voting Rights Act

By Editor

Is the Voting Rights still relevant in 2015? How has it changed voting since 1965? How has it been transformed along the way? Is it still an effective shield against…