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League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Kent County Apportionment Commission

LWVMI filed a state lawsuit challenging partisan gerrymandering of Kent County commissioner districts.

Redistricting / March 25, 2022 / Case Closed

Adkins v. Virginia Redistricting Commission

LWV Virginia filed an amicus brief in a case challenging HB 1225, which set standards and criteria for the Virginia Redistricting Commission when drawing legislative districts

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / September 22, 2021 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho (consolidated with Common Cause v. Rucho)

LWVNC v. Rucho challenged North Carolina’s 2016 redistricting plan in the Supreme Court as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Redistricting / June 27, 2019 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania filed a state court lawsuit alleging that the 2011 congressional map was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander under the Pennsylvania constitution

Redistricting / October 29, 2018 / Case Closed

Gill v. Whitford

A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…

Redistricting / June 18, 2018 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit asserting that Florida’s state legislature violated the state’s Fair Districts Amendments with its proposed congressional maps after the 2010 Census

Redistricting / December 2, 2015 / Case Closed