Voting rights advocates had feared the decision would undermine the Voting Rights Act, which instead appeared to emerge unscathed.
Tag: Redistricting and Reapportionment
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The Courts Should Be More Political, Not Less
Urging more politicization may seem perverse. But in some states, it’s the only way to strengthen our democracy and empower voters.
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How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t.
A North Carolina court, following the lead of the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that courts don’t have the ability to determine if a political map is legal, giving legislators a free pass.
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North Carolina’s Supreme Court Reverses Vote in Gerrymandering Case
When it had a Democratic majority last year, the North Carolina Supreme Court voided the state’s legislative and congressional maps as illegal gerrymanders. Now the court has a Republican majority, and says the opposite.