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New York Court Sends Congressional Redistricting Map Back to Independent Commission; SCOTUS Sets Date to Consider South Carolina Congressional Map

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023

Thursday, a New York state appeals court ordered a redrawing of the state’s Congressional districts. The next day, the U.S. Supreme Court set a date for a South Carolina case which could greenlight MORE gerrymandering.

Impacts of Recent SCOTUS Decisions on Gerrymandering in Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023

U.S. Supreme decisions in Moore v. Harper and Milligan v. Merrill set in motion changes to gerrymandered maps in Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio & potentially Wisconsin.

Moore v. Harper Hangover: SCOTUS Decision OKs Court Review, but Also Cracks the Door for a Weaker Version of the Independent State Legislature Theory

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023

Democracy advocates rejoiced last week upon the U.S. Supreme Court’s Moore v. Harper Independent State Legislature decision. But now that scholars have taken a closer look, there’s a reason to sleep with one eye open.

Challenge to Portions of Kansas Voter Suppression Laws Reach the State’s High Court

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

Fueled by 2020 election conspiracy theories, the Kansas legislature overrode the Governor’s veto on two 2021 bills erecting barriers to voting by mail. Citizens and freedom to vote groups are fighting back in the Kansas Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court Tamps Down the Fringe “Independent State Legislature” Theory in an Important Decision for Democracy

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

We now have a decision in Moore v. Harper, the “Independent State Legislature” theory case which had pro-voter advocates concerned for the future of voting rights. June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state courts DO have a say in election law, and that power doesn’t reside exclusively in state legislatures.