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Sep 05 2023
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Georgia Redistricting
Challengers to Georgia’s voting district maps are telling a federal judge that the state is legally required to provide more political opportunities to Black voters. But lawyers for the state say the plaintiffs are trying to impose illegal racial gerrymanders of congressional and legislative districts. Opening statements began on Tuesday for what's expected to be a two-week trial. If the
The TimesDailyOct 07 2023
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Judge: N.M. lines not gerrymandered
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divided up a politically conservative oil-producing region in New Mexico don't violate the state constitution, a judge ruled in an order published Friday. Judge Fred Van Soelen wrote that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially diluting votes of their political
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMar 28 2024
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Appeals panel won't order North Carolina Senate redistricting lines to be redrawn
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal appeals court declined Thursday to order North Carolina legislators to redraw some state Senate districts, rejecting arguments that clear evidence has been presented showing Republican manipulation of boundaries means Black voters there are prevented from electing their favored candidates. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond
Washington PostApr 03 2024
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Oregon group puts independent redistricting measure on hold, citing legal battles, funding woes
An Oregon group has decided to table until 2028 its proposed ballot measure to empower an independent commission instead of elected politicians to redraw boundaries of the state’s congressional and legislative districts. The group cited a drawn-out legal challenge from labor unions and a lack of financial support as primary reasons for the delay. Leaders of People Not Politicians, the group
The OregonianDec 23 2023
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Wisconsin redistricting ordered
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in a battleground state where four of the six past presidential elections have been decided by fewer
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteFeb 11 2022
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Gerrymandering
Last week, the Cook Political Report estimated that Democrats are currently leading their nationwide redistricting scorecard; the party is currently projected to gain two seats as a result of new state Congressional maps. (Cook Political Report)
“The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase
The Flip SideMar 01 2024
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps, marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court taking up the case.
The decision leaves the state’s current congressional district boundaries in place for the November election.
The decision not to hear the
Associated PressMar 20 2024
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Akron Public Schools approves redistricting plan that includes multiple closures, student transfers
The lengthy plan notably calls for the closure of Firestone Park Elementary School and the moving of STEM High School to the current Robinson CLC building. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video The Board of Education approved the final proposal Wednesday night following several changes and input from members of the community. The
WKYC 3Sep 26 2023
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Steve Marshall: Alabama voters will be ‘racially gerrymandered’
Alabama voters will be “racially gerrymandered” under a court-ordered redistricting map after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s emergency stay to use a map drawn by the Republican state Legislature in July, state Attorney General Steve Marshall said. “The State will now be encumbered with a racially gerrymandered, court-drawn map for the 2024 election cycle,” the attorney
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