04

Apr

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Redistrictingonline Monthly Redistricting Update (March 2017)

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Politics Roll Call interviews National Democratic Redistricting Committee Executive Director Kelly Ward about its strategy going into 2020: Watch: Inside the Democrat Party’s National Redistricting Strategy   In-Depth Late in 2016, PBS’s American Law…

17

Mar

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Texas Attorney General’s Statement on Redistricting Court Ruling

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Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released this statement on Monday regarding a federal district court panel's 2-1 ruling that finds several congressional districts drawn by the Texas legislature…

17

Mar

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What’s Next in Texas Redistricting

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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. …

16

Mar

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Texas Congressional Districts Invalidated by Federal Court: News Coverage

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Texas - Six years in the making, the federal district court panel released its opinion late last week in the long arduous litigation we call Texas Redistricting.  This 2-1 decision…

08

Jan

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race RulesTexas, texas redistricting

Texas Three-Judge Court Cites “Voluminous” Record as Reason Why it Will Take Its Sweet Time on Texas Redistricting

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San Antonio, Texas - Its the biggest, most watched redistricting litigation of the decade; but the Texas redistricting case(s) began in 2011 and no ruling has been forthcoming by the…

25

Jan

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Listen to U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Audio in Evenwel v. Abbott

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On December 8, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, on the concept of “one person, one vote” and whether states could consider total population…

17

Nov

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Weekly Redistricting Update

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Florida: State Legislature Cries "Uncle," Gives Up On a Legislative District Map Last week the Florida Legislature ended its second special redistricting session without a map for state senate districts.…

19

Oct

Redistricting, REFORMFlorida, Ohio, Texas, texas redistricting

Weekly Update

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Florida: Special Session for Redistricting Begins With its congressional map tied up in the courts, legislators in Florida have convened a another special session to redraw state senate lines in…

30

Sep

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Top Redistricting Litigator Talks “Texas” in Latest ELB Podcast

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Electionlawblog's Rick Hasen talks voting rights and redistricting litigation with Nina Perales of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. This podcast series explores the world of election law and…