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In Landmark Ruling, Alaska Supreme Court Rules that Gerrymandering is Unconstitutional

April 23, 2023May 4, 2023

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday, April 21st that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, invalidating the 2022 maps drawn from a redistricting commission which had strayed from its constitutional intent to be nonpartisan.

North Carolina Supreme Court Throws Out State Senate Map, Voter ID Law

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

The recent North Carolina U.S. Supreme Court case, Moore vs. Harper, isn’t the only case making news from the Tar Heel state this month. Friday, two other cases in the North Carolina Supreme Court were decided on gerrymandering and the freedom to vote.

ADM for Sept. 19, 2022: Delaware Court Strikes Down New No-Excuse Vote by Mail Law

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

We reported earlier this summer on the passage of a no-excuse mail-in voting law in Delaware. September 14th, a Delaware state court judge struck down the law as contrary to the state constitution.

ADM for Sept. 1, 2022: Redistricting Stalemate in Ohio Continues; Questions Raised About State Supreme Court Justice

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

We have two stories today from Ohio. We’re updating our series of stories about Ohio’s ongoing redistricting fiasco, and in a related story, the refusal of a justice on Ohio’s Supreme Court to recuse himself.

American Democracy Minute for May 12, 2022: Courts & Legislatures Scramble to Finish Voting Maps in NY, MO & FL

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

As states near their primary election dates, legislators, redistricting commissions and the courts are scrambling to finish new voting maps, including today’s states, New York, Missouri and Florida.