But, two weeks ago, the Supreme Court screamed “f—k you” to all of that, and issued a landmark ruling that all but removed ...
In many states, the legislature is responsible for drawing U.S. House districts, subject to the approval or veto of the governor. District maps must be redrawn every decade, after each census, to make ...
While redistricting is the unbiased legislative process required for legislative maps, gerrymandering is a biased ...
The 4-to-3 ruling was a huge blow to Democrats’ efforts to keep up with Republicans in a nationwide redistricting battle. It ...
Virginia’s new redistricting map gives Democrats a major edge, escalating the national gerrymandering battle. Here’s what it ...
Virginia voters will soon decide on a proposed amendment that would allow the state legislature to draw its own House districts, potentially leading to a partisan arms race and weakening the voices of ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as ...
On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved amendment redrawing its voting districts.
The Supreme Court weighed in via its shadow docket.
Redistricting for decades was a little-known aspect of the American electoral system, a process done "in smoke-filled rooms behind closed doors," as an election law expert puts it. That process, ...
Callais is the culmination of decades of its rulings limiting the Voting Rights Act. No one, including the court’s majority, ...