U.S. Supreme Court Finds North Carolina Lawmaker Maps Were Racial Gerrymanders
The case was sent back to the lower court to determine whether special elections were necessary.
Democrats Pour Millions into a Campaign to Fight GOP Redistricting
Unveiled in January by Eric Holder, the PAC will use legal, political and high technology tools.
GOP Legislature in Wisconsin Calls Redistricting Ruling Dangerous
It "would extinguish any last hope for state autonomy"and make federal lawsuits unavoidable.
Dems Could Win in Supreme Court Case on Wisconsin Gerrymandering
Last November, a federal district court agreed with the suit, and struck down the legislative districts.
Judge Rules that Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminates
The law requires voters to show one of seven forms of identification at the ballot box.
Maryland to Pennsylvania (and Four Other States): We’ll Redistrict When You Do
The idea is that six states would even each other out — some would go more red, others more blue.
Dems Add Another Group to Lead Redistricting Court Battles
Targets include Michigan, New Hampshire, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and New Mexico.
The Gerrymander Myth
The Voting Rights Act makes it illegal in many states to draw House-district lines without regard to outcomes.
Judge Rules that Texas City Discriminated
"When people claim that the Voting Rights Act was ‘gutted,’ the Pasadena case demonstrates they aren’t telling the truth.” -- J. Christian Adams
Crucial Texas Voting Case to Be Heard
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2015) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to states giving more political power to areas with high illegal alien populations. In a brief filed in March, the (ACRU) argued that Texas and a U.S. District Court erred in approving state senate districts based on "total population" rather than on eligible citizen voters. "Total population" includes illegal aliens. Counting non-voters, including illegal aliens, when assessing the size of senate districts, gives citizens living in areas with high numbers of illegal aliens more senate seats than areas with mostly U.S. citizens, the ACRU says in the brief, filed on behalf of the plaintiffs in Evenwel and Pfenninger v. Abbott et al. The ACRU brief notes that even the United States Department of Justice uses only citizen population in allocating legislative seats in redistricting litigation. "The current Texas method violates the one-man, one-vote concept that ensures fair elections," said ACRU President Susan A. Carleson. "We're pleased that the Court is taking the case."