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Redistricting Week: Why Do We Redistrict Our Voting District Maps Every 10 Years, and How is it Done?

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

We’re spending this week going back to the basics of redistricting, including what makes a fair voting map, and what qualifies as gerrymandering. What is redistricting, why is it necessary?

Pro-Voter Groups Again Challenge ‘Least Change” Congressional Districts in Wisconsin Supreme Court, After Outcome of April’s $100M Court Race

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

After the election of liberal-leaning Justice Janet Protasiewicz in 2023, Wisconsin state assembly and senate maps were challenged in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and subsequently thrown out as unconstitutional. But justices passed on a challenge to the Congressional districts.

$76 Million was Spent in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race. Will All That Money Translate Into Fairer Congressional Voting Districts?

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

In the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, an estimated $76 million dollars was spent - shattering a U.S. record for judicial races. But will it result in fairer Congressional voting districts in Wisconsin?

US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments March 24th in Louisiana v. Callais with Protections for Minority Voters Hanging in the Balance

March 23, 2025March 24, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments March 24th in Louisiana v. Callais, in one of the most important voting rights cases of the year. Voting Rights Act rules allowing minority Americans to elect the candidate of their choice hang in the balance.

Will Utah’s Voter-Approved Independent Redistricting Commission and Fair Maps Prevail Over the Legislature’s Attempt to Rig Them?

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

In 2018, Utah voters approved a ballot initiative establishing an independent redistricting commission to create fair voting districts. The legislature neutralized it, and gerrymandered the maps anyway. It’s now back before a Utah judge.