06

Dec

NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race Rulesfeatured, gerrymandering, lawindepth, lpscotus, North Carolina, NPR, racial gerrymandering, Supreme Court, washington dc

NPR and Scotusblog Recap Oral Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Case

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Wash. DC - NPR's Nina Totenberg recaps Supreme Court oral arguments in , Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections and McCrory v. Harris;  the racial gerrymandering claims arising from the…

06

Dec

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NPR Talks with Law Profs About Racial Gerrymandering in the Supreme Court

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Wash. DC - NPR's Nina Totenberg discusses the North Carolina racial gerrymandering claim to be heard today before the U.S. Supreme Court.  Totenberg chats with Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily…

05

Dec

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Packing Minorities Into Districts. When Is That Ever Okay?

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Washington DC - The Supreme Court will tackle that question today as it hears oral arguments in two redistricting cases.  Both cases are alleged racial gerrymander claims; one orginating from…

05

Apr

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Evenwel SCOTUS Decision News and Analysis Round Up

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The first round of media, academia and policy wonks have weighed in on the somewhat surprising unanimous decision by the Supreme Court this week in the much anticipated equal population…

24

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigationscalia, Supreme Court, washington dc

An 8 Member Supreme Court Could Be a Boon to Minority Voting Rights

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The late Justice Scalia was "no friend" to voting rights, and his absence could mean the court deadlocks on upcoming decisions regarding redistricting, voter ID, one-man one vote, and more.…

23

Mar

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Common Cause Conference Gives Glimpse Into Post-Shelby Activity in the South

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Washington, DC - On March 8 - 9, Common Cause held its Blueprint for a Great Democracy convention.  This session on Race, Redistricting, and Representation gives an extensive overview of…

22

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationVirginia, washington dc

Supreme Court: Incumbent Congressman Has a Right to His District?

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Washington, DC - This was congressman's Rep. Randy Forbes (R., Va.) argument Monday at the Supreme Court.  In an attempt to overturn a federal court in Richmond's congressional map, congressman Forbes…

17

Nov

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Voting Rights Gets A New Scholarly Institution

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Voting Rights litigators, advocates, experts and practitioners have a new resource both online and off with the newly established Voting Rights Institute at Georgetown Law. The institute was formed in…

04

Mar

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Election Assistance Commission Back in Action

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Created in 2002 as part of the Help America Vote Act, the EAC was established to help states modernize antiquated voting systems in the wake of the infamous Florida recount…