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Wisconsin Lawsuit Challenges Legislatures’ Move to Retain Law Firms for Future Redistricting Challenges

By Editor

In most states, post-redistricting litigation is a foregone conclusion. In anticipation of just that, the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate and the Speaker of the House entered into contracts…

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Alabama Sues Over Census Data Delay and Differential Privacy

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The state of Alabama becomes the second state (after Ohio) to sue over delayed census redistricting data. The lawsuit also challenges the Census Bureau's use of differential privacy on census…

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New York State Officials Sued Over Funding for Redistricting Commission

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The controversy over funding of the New York Redistricting Commission has come to a head as two individuals sue the governor and other state officials over the impasse. One plaintiff…

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California Redistricting Commission Launches Communities of Interest Tool

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PRESS RELEASE 2020 California Citizens Redistricting CommissionLaunches Communities of Interest Tool SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) and the California Statewide Database announced the launch of the…

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Ohio Fires First Salvo in Court Over Delayed Census Redistricting Data

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On Thursday, Ohio became the first state to sue the U.S. Census Bureau over late redistricting data. After the Bureau announced it would delay the release of the data on…

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Minnesota Lawsuit Asks Court to Get a Jump on State Redistricting

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The delayed census redistricting data delivery schedule has put many states in a bind as they run up against state constitutional and statutory deadlines for redistricting. In Minnesota, the deadline…

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Illinois Becomes the 10th State to Count Prisoners at Home for Redistricting

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Tuesday a measure that would require state prisoners to be counted at their home address for redistricting beginning in 2030. Illinois joins…

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California Redistricting Commission Parts with Executive Director

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In a Feb. 18 press release, the Commission advised that it had accepted Executive Director Daniel Claypool's, resignation after a closed meeting on the 16th. No further details were given…

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Redistricting Commissions are Now in a Majority of States

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In case you missed it, as of this January when Maryland’s Governor announced the creation of an advisory redistricting commission, 26 states now have some form of a redistricting commission.…

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CA Redistricting Commission Reviewing Applications for Litigation Team and Voting Rights Counsel

By Michelle Davis

The voting rights act counsel would provide legal support to the Commission, staff and consultants regarding the redistricting process, including the review of proposed district maps; development, use and analysis…