Republican claims that Maryland Democrats drew an illegally gerrymandered map are on trial in Anne Arundel County
Separately on Tuesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals — which hears challenges to Maryland’s legislative…
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Wisconsin Republicans want Supreme Court to block map that adds majority black district
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on…
SCOTUS Rejects NC GOP Map Appeal, Senate Fails to Override Cooper’s Veto, Unity for Ukraine: Top Stories of the Week on Policy Watch
1.’I had a panic aattack,’ said Forsyth county official afight ago Pollution from Weaver Fertilizer…
A Potential Rarity in American Politics: A Fair Congress Card
Despite the persistence of partisan gerrymandering, between 216 and 219 congressional districts, out of 435…
US Census Bureau report says population was underestimated by 18.8 million
The report released Wednesday by the Census Bureau (Census.gov) GREENSBORO, NC (WGHP) – We just…
Redistricting of Ohio: the fate of the Congress map
The fate of Ohio’s final congressional card — and the May 3 primary — rests…
NC Nominee Filing Ends With Supreme Court Map Appeal Pending
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The nomination period to run for office this year ended Friday…
Get it while it lasts, hot weather takes its toll – Queen City News
Human remains found in a field in Winston-Salem 15 hours ago Local COVID survivor returns…
NC GOP asks the Supreme Court of the United States to block the map of Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans in North Carolina on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court…
AG Derek Schmidt asks court to dismiss congressional map challenge
On Friday, Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office formally asked the Kansas Supreme Court to uphold…
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North Carolina Senate card passes and goes to NC House for review
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) — Earlier in February, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down redrawn…
North Carolina House approves new redistricting map | News
(The Center Square) — The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a revised legislative redistricting…
North Carolina House approves new redistricting map | North Carolina
(The Center Square) — The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a revised legislative redistricting…
GOP positions to seize Nashville left on the US House map
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Black college students once marched downtown from the northern Nashville neighborhood…
Guest Opinion: Election map critics stretch North Carolina Constitution to achieve political goal – Reuters
By Mitch Kokai Critics argue that North Carolina’s new electoral maps violate key basic provisions…
Ohio’s redistricting map struck down by state court, just like Georgia’s
Gerry Broome/AP/Shutterstock (Permanent musical accompaniment to this post)It’s our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s happening…
The Richmond Observer – OPINION: Critics of the electoral map stretch the North Carolina Constitution to achieve a political goal
Critics argue that North Carolina’s new electoral maps violate key basic provisions of the state’s…
North Carolina Supreme Court strikes down GOP-drawn map of Congress
The North Carolina Supreme Court, made up of four Democrats and three Republicans, issued a…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide Commonwealth congressional district map – CBS Pittsburgh
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority Supreme Court took control Wednesday of choosing new district…
Alabama asks Supreme Court to reinstate new congressional map
WASHINGTON — Alabama on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the new congressional map…
Q&A as North Carolina gerrymandered map case goes to Supreme Court
Tuesday’s court ruling that North Carolina’s political maps can be used in the upcoming election…
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Judges uphold new congressional map of North Carolina in Republicans’ victory
Jan. 11 (Reuters) – A North Carolina panel of judges on Tuesday confirmed the state’s…
Judges Uphold New North Carolina Congressional Map in Victory for GOP
A panel of North Carolina judges upheld the state’s new congressional map on Tuesday, rejecting…
Rushed Redistribution Pursuits Produce Less ‘Dirt’ For Map Critics
State courts have sped up the redistribution of cases to quick conclusions, frustrating lawyers who…
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Judges’ ruling on North Carolina voting map could affect US congressional control
Jan. 6 (Reuters) – A legal battle over whether North Carolina’s new congressional map illegally…
Judges reject NAACP map plan
SPRINGFIELD – A three-judge federal panel has rejected proposed changes for three new Illinois legislative…
The constitutionality of the Ohio Congressional map is now in the hands of the justices of the State Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court heard a second round of gerrymandering arguments in less than a…
The Republican view of the CT congressional map makes sense
Go have a seventh grade student divide Connecticut into five regions, each with exactly the…
State GOP lawmakers say new congressional card ignores the wishes of many Marylanders
The General Assembly largely ignored the wishes of a significant portion of the state’s electorate…
A new map places Fauquier in the 10th congressional district
The proposal would place all of Fauquier in the redesigned 10th Congressional District.By Peter GaluszkaVirginia…
Cooper and Stein File Amicus Brief in North Carolina Supreme Court Regarding Congressional Lawsuits
(Kristopher Radder / The Brattleboro Reformer via AP) RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper…
Justice Department files lawsuit against Texas for voting rights
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department sued Texas on Monday over the state’s plan to redesign…
Virginia Supreme Court appoints two map designers to help with political redistribution of state
RICHMOND, Virginia (WRIC) – The Supreme Court of Virginia appointed unanimously two map designers on…
Newly approved US congressional map divides Davidson County into two electoral districts
Davidson County will be divided into two Congressional Districts after state lawmakers approve new electoral…
The Hogan Commission produces a map of Congress; He is unlikely to live long – Maryland Matters
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) met with members of the Maryland Citizen Redistribution Commission…
In Dead of Night, Texas House endorses GOP’s Gerrymandered map
Democracy is “literally dying in the dark,” one commentator warned.The amazingly drawn 35th Congressional District…
GOP ‘Colorblind’ Map Drawing Tactic Tests Voting Rights Act (1)
Republican lawmakers who are redrawing state political lines are adopting a “colorblind†redistribution strategy aimed…
Texas plan cuts black and Latino districts despite increasing touchpoint population
Democrats have been wringing their hands for months as they wait for the near certain…
Oregon approves first new state congressional map after 2020 census
September 28 (UPI) – Oregon is the first state to approve a new congressional map…
2 House Republicans endangered by new North Carolina map
Republicans in North Carolina may have sacrificed Congressmen Mark Walker and George Holding in an…
State Domain, Part 2: The North Carolina Cartographic Law | DFA 90.7
The eminent domain is one of the most powerful tools of government. It allows state…