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Apr

FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, VIDEOCommon Cause, legal, lpscotus, North Carolina, northcarolina, oral argument, partisan gerrymandering, Rucho, scotus, States, Supreme Court

Listen to Supreme Court Oral Arguments in the North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case

By Michelle Davis

On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Rucho v. Common Cause, a partisan gerrymandering case from North Carolina.Click here for background on this case and its companion…

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Feb

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SCOTUSblog Symposium in Anticipation of Oral Arguments in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases

By Michelle Davis

. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two key partisan gerrymandering cases on March 26; one from Maryland (Benesik v. Lamone) and one from North Carolina (Rucho v.…

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Jan

FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMArizona, Independent Redistricting Commission, scotus, Supreme Court

Are Redistricting Commissions in Danger?

By Michelle Davis

Arizona, California and more recently, Ohio are among the handful of states that have established independent redistricting commissions by ballot measures. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a challenge to…

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Jan

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MD and NC Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Return to the U.S. Supreme Court

By Michelle Davis

On January 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court took up two long-standing partisan gerrymandering challenges on appeal from two federal district courts; one in Maryland and the other in North Carolina. …

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Mar

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Supreme Court Mostly Befuddled in Oral Argument Over Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case

By Editor

  Washington D.C. - This Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the three partisan gerrymandering cases before the court this term (Benesik v. Lamone).  The…

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Jan

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U.S. Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Order to Redraw North Carolina Congressional Map

By Editor

North Carolina -  This just in.  The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed a lower court order to redraw North Carolina's congressional districts.  That court recently found the North Carolina map…

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Jan

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Watch: UW Professor Reviews Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Detail

By Editor

This challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim the gerrymander was so egregious, it…

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Jan

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Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Whitford v. Gill

By Editor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLu61vk-kns&t=102s The case is a challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map.  It alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim…

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Jan

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Supreme Court Orders Stay in North Carolina Redistricting Case

By Editor

Washington DC - The full text of the order is below:   TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017 ORDER IN PENDING CASE 16A646 NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. V. SANDRA LITTLE COVINGTON, ET…