09

Jul

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Supreme Court Keeps Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge Alive in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin - Whitford v. Gill This case had been the one to watch because it offered the court an opportunity to expound on when partisan gerrymandering becomes egregious enough to…

09

Jul

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting LitigationBenisek, Lamone, Maryland, partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decides Procedural Issue in Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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Maryland (Benisek v. Lamone): This case was a procedural matter brought before the Supreme Court on the question of whether a federal district court should have denied a preliminary injunction…

29

Mar

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationbenesik v Lamone, congressional, featured, Maryland, MD, oral argument, partisan gerrymandering, scotus, Supreme Court

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

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  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…

29

Jan

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Redistricting Weekly Update : Atlases and Mathematicians in the Fray

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  The FiveThirtyEight Blog Releases the Atlas of Redistricting, The Maps are Impressive but Unusable  FiveThirtyEight takes a comprehensive look at the mapping possibilities for every congressional district in the…

22

Jan

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A Quick History of North Carolina Redistricting Litigation Post 2010

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North Carolina - The redistricting process in North Carolina has the makings of a classic thriller. There are twists, turns, politics, intrigue, and edge of your seat courtroom drama.  Not…

19

Jan

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

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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…

16

Jan

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationefficiency gap, oral argument, partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court, Whitford v Gill, Wisconsin

An Update on the Partisan Gerrymander Case Everyone is Talking About

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Wisconsin - It's the case that all the legal and social science geeks have been eyeing for months now.  It offers maybe the best chance for the Supreme Court to finally…

14

Jan

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Watch: UW Professor Reviews Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Detail

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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…

14

Jan

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

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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…