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Feb

NEWS, RedistrictingFlorida, louisiana, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, STATENEWS, weekly update, Wisconsin

Redistricting Update. Week of January 28, 2024: News from FL, LA, MI, MO, NC, and WI.

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Redistricting developments in the states for the week of January 28, 2024. Click on the state button for more news and media. NationalRedistricting fights in these states could determine which…

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Jan

NEWS, RedistrictingFlorida, louisiana, Michigan, STATENEWS, Washington, weekly update, Wisconsin

Redistricting Update. Week of January 21, 2024: News from FL, LA, MI, WA, and WI.

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Redistricting developments in the states for the week of January 21, 2024. Click on the state button for more news and media. NationalWhich states could get new congressional maps in…

10

Jan

Case Updates, HOME, LATEST, LAW, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights ActGeorgia, STATENEWS

Georgia Redistricting Update (Jan. 10, 2024)

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On October 26, 2023, a U.S. District Court ordered Georgia's legislative and congressional districts to be redrawn before the 2024 election. The legislature had passed those maps in 2021 following…

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Sep

Enacting a Redistricting Map, HOME, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, VIDEOOhio, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Watch: Former Chief Senate Legal Counsel Discusses the Status of Ohio’s Redistricting Map Saga on “The State of Ohio” Program

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Last Friday, The State of Ohio weekly news program discussed gerrymandering reform and the status of redistricting maps in the State with Frank Strigari, former Chief Legal Counsel for the…

22

Aug

Case Updates, Casedocs, NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationlawindepth, press release, racial gerrymandering, South Carolina, STATENEWS

Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case

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Aug. 18 2023 League of Women Voters Press Release: WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers'…

19

Jul

Case Updates, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawslawindepth, partisan gerrymandering, STATENEWS, Utah

Utah Supreme Court Requests Additional Briefing in Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge

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The Utah Supreme Court seemed to be grappling with the issue of the citizen's right to initiative versus the legislature's right to enact laws. After oral argument in a case…

17

Jul

Partisan Gerrymandering, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, State LawsKansas, STATENEWS

Update: Status of Kansas Redistricting (July 2023)

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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…

29

Jun

Case Updates, Casedocs, Elections Clause, LATEST, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationindependent state legislature theory, lawindepth, North Carolina, STATENEWS

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Exclusive Power of State Legislatures to Draw Redistricting Maps in NC Case

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On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court held that state legislatures do not have exclusive and independent authority to set the rules regarding federal elections under the U.S. Constitution's Elections Clause.…

15

Jun

LAW, NEWS, Redistrictingarkansas, Georgia, lawindepth, louisiana, section 2, STATENEWS, Texas, Voting Rights Act

How Will the Alabama SCOTUS Decision Affect Litigation in Other States?

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The Supreme Court's somewhat "unexpected" ruling on the Section 2 challenge to Alabama's congressional district map has led to questions about what effect it will have in states with ongoing…