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Hilda Rouse, Co-President
Joyce Mason, Co-President
Hilda Rouse, Vice President
Harold Keck, Vice President

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NC842

Stories from Around the State

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LA Times: Supreme Court’s approval of partisan gerrymandering raises 2020 election stakes

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld highly partisan state election maps that permit one party to win most seats, even when most voters cast ballots for the other side.
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A Plaintiff's Perspective at the Supreme Court for Rucho v. LWVNC

This month the Supreme Court will issue their decision in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, our redistricting lawsuit that could set a standard for the whole nation when it comes to partisan gerrymandering.
Press Release
Supreme Court Hears the League’s Landmark Redistricting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Rucho v. League of Women Voters North Carolina, which could result in ending partisan gerrymandering across the nation. 
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Bloomberg: Supreme Court Justices Question Suits Over Partisan Gerrymandering

Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday on a North Carolina map, drawn by Republicans who explicitly sought a partisan advantage, and a Maryland voting district designed by Democrats to oust a Republican lawmaker.

One North Carolina case was Rucho vs. League of Women Voters of North Carolina.
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Washington Post: Hogan, Schwarzenegger urge Supreme Court to act on partisan gerrymandering

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to act on partisan gerrymandering, calling the matter “one of the most important issues in America today.”

Hogan and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at an anti-gerrymandering rally Tuesday morning organized by Common Cause and the League of Women Voters.
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Breaking Down the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court