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Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate signaled that they might adopt legislative maps drawn by the state’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers, which would greatly reduce the GOP’s legislative majority.
Last night, a federal judge struck down Louisiana’s state House and Senate maps for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Long Island voters have filed a New York Voting Rights Act challenge to the Nassau County Legislature’s map, marking the second lawsuit brought under the new state-level voting rights act.
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has released a slate of draft maps for the Michigan House after being ordered to do so by a federal three-judge panel.
A pair of redistricting experts hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to evaluate a number of proposed legislative maps in the Badger State determined that the Republican-drawn maps are “partisan gerrymanders.”
Yesterday, a group of 12 voters who identify themselves as “non-African American” voters filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new congressional map with two majority-Black districts.
On Monday, the nation’s most conservative appellate circuit court voided a decision that protected fair state supreme court representation for Black voters in Louisiana. The entire court will now rehear the case.
The entire 8th Circuit today denied a request from civil rights groups seeking reconsideration of decision that drastically weakened the Voting Rights Act across seven states.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) has vetoed state legislative maps that were hastily passed and jammed through by Republicans who nefariously altered a proposal by the governor to protect GOP incumbents.
A bench trial begins today in a federal lawsuit challenging Miami, Florida’s city commission districts for being unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.