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Nov

LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State Lawslegal, lpstatelaw, PA State Supreme Court, partisan gerrymandering, Pennsylvania, States, Supreme Court, turzai

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…

20

Mar

NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Strategy and PoliticsGeorgia, National Democratic Redistricting Committee, redistricting, Redistricting Majority Project, REDMAP, state legislature, States

Georgia’s Mid-Decade Redistricting Causes a Stir

By Editor

Georgia - Traditionally reserved for the beginning of the decade, redistricting is on the table again in Georgia as a proposal for new House districts has cleared that chamber and…

17

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race RulesBrennan Center, congressional, Latino, racial gerrymandering, state legislature, States, Texas, texas redistricting

What’s Next in Texas Redistricting

By Editor

On March 10th a federal district court panel in San Antonio Texas ruled that the State legislature’s 2011 congressional redistricting map was drawn in manner that violated the U.S. constitution. …

02

Feb

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Maryland Judge Orders Legislative Leaders to Testify in Partisan Gerrymandering Case

By Editor

Maryland - Nearly four years after Bethesda, Md. resident Stephen M. Shapiro and other Maryland voters filed a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit against Maryland's congressional district map, a judge has ordered…

25

Jan

LAW, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, attorney fees, States

U.S. Supreme Court: Shelby County Cannot Recoup Attorney Fees for Winning Landmark Voting Rights Case

By Editor

Today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Shelby County, Alabama. It means that Shelby is stuck with the $2 million bill for winning its landmark case against the…

10

Mar

Elections Clause, FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting CommissionsBrennan Center, States

Arizona Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Redistricting Commissions in these 6 States

By Editor

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The case centers around whether voters by initiative, can transfer the authority to…

02

Mar

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Supreme Court May Resurrect Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’ Equal Population Claims

By Editor

The Alabama Legislative Black Caucus' Supreme Court Case was late last year, and focused on whether that state's 2012 legislative redistricting plan was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Interestingly, there was…

08

Dec

Equal Protection, LAW, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, scotus, States

Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Alabama Racial Gerrymander Case

By Editor

  Listen to the Supreme Court's oral arguments in the consolidated cases; Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and  Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama. Democratic lawmakers in the Alabama legislature claim the…