The Louisiana dispute is one of several voting rights cases churning through the courts that challenge a state’s congressional map.
Tag: Redistricting and Reapportionment
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Wisconsin Republicans Retreat From Threats to Impeach Liberal Justice
Republicans had floated the idea of impeaching Janet Protasiewicz, newly seated on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, before she could undo the party’s legislative gerrymander. But on Thursday, they backed off.
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Justices Split on South Carolina Voting Map Said to Be Racial Gerrymander
Members of the Supreme Court struggled to disentangle race and politics in the voting districts drawn by state lawmakers.
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Nancy Mace’s District Moved Right. Then She Helped Oust McCarthy.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on Representative Mace’s newly drawn South Carolina district, which has gotten redder since she was first elected.
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Alabama Is Ordered to Use Congressional Map That Likely Flips Seat to Democrats
The new voting map, chosen by a court after it ruled that Alabama illegally diluted Black voting power, could lead the state to elect two Black representatives for the first time in its history.