The ACRU Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Critical Redistricting Case
Civil rights group contends plaintiffs lack standing by failing to [...]
The President Could Still Put Citizenship on the 2020 Census
7/4: The 14th amendment to the Constitution could offer President Trump the legal reasoning he needs to include the citizenship question on the 2020 census without going against the SCOTUS ruling.
Gerrymandering Symposium: Janus-Like Judicial Restraint in Political Gerrymanders and the Census
6/28: Supreme Court precedent is clear that “a jurisdiction may engage in constitutional political gerrymandering” and that “political considerations are inseparable from districting and apportionment.”
SCOTUS Gerrymandering Ruling a Blow to Liberal Activists
6/28: National Democratic Redistricting Committee was dealt a major blow when the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts should not be involved in state redistricting cases.
SCOTUS Holds That Lawmakers, Not Judges, Should Control Gerrymandering
6/27: The Supreme Court ruled that gerrymandering decisions should be made by lawmakers instead of settled in the courts.
Faithless Electors Who Break Their Promise Rightly Can Be Punished
6/27: As the Supreme Court of Washington correctly concluded, fining those who break their pledge is constitutional and well within the authority given to state legislatures to appoint electors “in such manner” as they choose.
Spakovsky: Will Supreme Court Ruling Force Trump to Seek Delay of 2020 Census?
6/27: ACRU Policy Board Member Hans von Spakovsky reports on why the President might have to delay the 2020 census because the Supreme Court failed to decisively rule on the census citizenship question.
Spakovsky: The Supreme Court Made the Right Decision on Gerrymandering
6/27: ACRU Policy Board Member Hans von Spakovsky explains why the U.S. Supreme Court made the right decision, giving lawmakers the power over gerrymandering.
Supreme Court Sides with Democrats in Virginia Gerrymandering Case
6/17: The Supreme Court ruled that Republicans can't independently appeal court ordered redistricting in Virginia.
Liberals Use Fake News to Fight Citizenship on the Census
6/8: The Justice Department wrote a letter claiming that liberal groups are using fake news to influence the Supreme Court's decision on the 2020 Census case.