The DOJ has not intervened in other lawsuits regarding gerrymandered maps in GOP-led states.
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DOJ Joins Republican Party’s Effort to Block California’s New Congressional Maps Read Post »
Republicans have ignored a voter-backed ballot initiative that aimed to create an independent redistricting commission.
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Utah Judge May Face Impeachment After Ruling GOP Maps Were Gerrymandered Read Post »
Prop 50 suspends the independent redistricting process in California to curtail GOP gerrymandering in other states.
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Californians Back Prop 50 Redistricting Measure by Nearly 2-to-1 Spread — Poll Read Post »
On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a livestream for volunteers in support of Proposition 50, the governor’s redistricting measure, and the sole question on the ballot in the November 4 special election. As I reported last week in a story on the almost unprecedented spending around the measure: Prop […]
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Obama: California’s Prop 50 Is “Critical” for Democracy Read Post »
The new maps will dilute Democratic voting power in the Tarheel State.
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North Carolina Republicans Pass New Gerrymandered Maps Ahead of Midterms Read Post »
The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature, which has already gone to extreme lengths to undermine the will of the voters, is set to pass a new Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map this week that is expected to give Republicans one additional seat heading into the midterms. It will make one of the most gerrymandered states in the […]
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If you live in California, like me, chances are you’ve been inundated with political ads and have a recycling bin filled up with mailers urging you to vote for or against Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting proposal in response to Texas’ newly gerrymandered congressional map. Prop 50 is part of a larger redistricting fight […]
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The Unbelievably Expensive Battle For California’s Congressional Map Read Post »
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.
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SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House Read Post »
Polling shows bipartisan opposition to states engaging in voluntary mid-census redistricting.
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Missouri GOP Gov Approves New Maps Likely to Strip Dems of House Seat in 2026 Read Post »
Several GOP-led states are hoping to mitigate midterm losses by redistricting their maps before the next census.
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Democrats Submit Bill Aimed at Limiting GOP’s Mid-Census Gerrymandering Scheme Read Post »
This was not how Greg Casar planned to spend his recess. On a Thursday afternoon in mid-August, as the clock ticked down on the first special session of the Texas legislature, the 36-year-old second-term Democratic congressman was sitting at the head of a small wooden conference table, commiserating with the legislator on the other end […]
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How To Survive a Republican Power Grab Read Post »
This was not how Greg Casar planned to spend his recess. On a Thursday afternoon in mid-August, as the clock ticked down on the first special session of the Texas legislature, the 36-year-old second-term Democratic congressman was sitting at the head of a small wooden conference table, commiserating with the legislator on the other end […]
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