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The Federal 5th Circuit Backtracks on Louisiana Congressional Maps, Throwing Out New Map Which Gave Black Voters & Candidates a Chance

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

Louisiana’s voting age population is 30% Black, yet a 2022 Congressional district map drew only one of six Congressional districts as majority African American. A court-ordered 2024 map fixed that, but another appeals court just threw it out.

Montana Supreme Court Throws Out Four Anti-Voter Laws Targeting Native American, Younger, Elderly, and Disabled Voters

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

In a victory for voters, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision March 27th, striking down four anti-voter laws which disproportionately impacted younger, disabled and Native American voters.

Federal Courts Leave Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida Maps in Place for 2024 Election

March 31, 2024March 31, 2024

Three federal court actions last week in South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida cases let stand racially-gerrymandered maps diluting Black voting power. Those diluted maps neutralize the voice of Black voters in those districts for 2024.

NY’s Redistricting Commission Proposes Another Congressional Map with a Slight Democratic Edge, But This Time with a 9-1 Bipartisan Endorsement

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

When we last reported on New York’s Congressional redistricting drama, the state supreme court threw out a special master’s competitive map because the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission, or IRC, hadn’t completed its constitutional duties. Analysis of new maps released last week by the commission may give a slight advantage to Democrats.

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

In a game of chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP legislators passed somewhat competitive redistricting maps proposed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, to avoid having truly fair maps forced upon them by the court.