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Oct 10 2023
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Democratic Rep. Clyburn’s Role in Redrawn Congressional Maps Becomes Key in Supreme Court Redistricting Case
Democratic Rep. James Clyburn’s role in South Carolina’s 2022 redistricting has emerged as a central point of contention between Democrats and Republicans in a racial gerrymandering case to be argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case revolves around whether Republicans, who control the Legislature, illegally disenfranchised Black voters when they created new election maps or
ProPublicaOct 13 2023
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US Supreme Court may make it harder to prove racial gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court may be on the verge of making it even harder to win legal challenges accusing state officials of racial gerrymandering - the illegal manipulation of an electoral district's boundaries to alter its racial composition - to dilute the clout of Black and other minority voters.
The nine justices this week heard arguments in such a case involving the relocation of 30,
ReutersOct 12 2023
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Supreme Court Weighs South Carolina Gerrymandering Case In Suit With NAACP
The Supreme Court heard opening arguments in a challenge to the South Carolina electoral map Wednesday. The NAACP of South Carolina sued the state, alleging gerrymandering had illegally and intentionally concentrated Black voters in the 6th Congressional District, effectively diluting their voting power. “We are confident that after a full review of the record, the Supreme Court will agree
The MessengerOct 26 2023
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Kemp schedules special session after judge orders redistricting
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will convene a special session of the General Assembly after a federal judge ruled the state's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner. The special session will be held on Nov. 29 for the revisions. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority
Fox 5 AtlantaOct 11 2023
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Justices question finding that S.C. district was unconstitutional racial gerrymander - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was skeptical of a lower court’s decision that a congressional district on the South Carolina coast was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. After over two hours of oral argument, a majority of the court seemed inclined to rule for the state in a dispute that centers on the often close correlation between race and political-party affiliation, as well as
SCOTUSblogAug 27 2019
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Obama announces new effort in fight against gerrymandering
Former President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new initiative that will help volunteers influence redistricting efforts in states across the country.
Redistricting U, an extension of the All On The Line campaign, will send trainers to provide free training and tools to volunteers about their state redistricting process, gather feedback on ways to improve their communities and teach
CNN (Online News)Oct 11 2023
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Supreme Court conservatives cast doubt on South Carolina racial gerrymander
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed doubts that South Carolina’s congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander at oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could bring Democrats one step closer to winning the House. The challenge is centered on a newly-redrawn congressional district represented by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who beat a Democrat in 2020 but whose new
The HillDec 19 2023
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NAACP sues over new NC political districts, saying they’re racially gerrymandered
A new federal lawsuit says North Carolina’s redrawn voting districts are racially gerrymandered. The lawsuit, brought by the NAACP accuses Republican state lawmakers of drawing the lines in a way that artificially inflates the political power of white voters at the expense of Black voters. It’s the third such lawsuit filed in recent weeks. It’s also the most wide-ranging gerrymandering lawsuit
WRALJun 28 2023
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SCOTUS decision in North Carolina redistricting case reverberates in Ohio: Capitol Letter
Map time: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the so-called “independent state legislature” theory on Tuesday, Andrew Tobias and Sabrina Eaton write. The case directly involves a challenge brought by Republican state legislators in North Carolina, but GOP lawmakers in Ohio tried to piggyback on the case in their attempt to appeal a July decision from the Ohio Supreme Court that found the
Cleveland Plain DealerDec 28 2023
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Divided Michigan redistricting commission unable to act after three members leave early
LANSING — A divided Michigan redistricting commission sank into dysfunction Thursday, unable to make a decision on whether to appeal a recent court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional 13 of the Detroit-area legislative maps it drew. One commissioner cried "sabotage" after three others did not return after a closed session that lasted more than two hours. Those absences, along with
Detroit Free Press