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Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips)

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the question of if Maryland's redistricting violated the First Amendment in the case Benisek v. Lamone.

LA Times: Supreme Court’s approval of partisan gerrymandering raises 2020 election stakes (News Clips)

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.

Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering  (Press Release)

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too…

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

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.

Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th century. But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted important sections of it in Shelby County v. Holder.

League Urges Co-Sponsorship of Resolution Establishing Democracy Month (Article)

The League of Women Voters sent a memo to U.S. Senators urging them to co-sponsor S. Res 252, a resolution to establish September as National Democracy Month.

League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document)

The League joined letters to the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau appropriated in the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science…

NPR: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power (News Clips)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republican state lawmakers and upheld laws limiting the power of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Undemocratic Legislative Practices (Press Release)

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds state legislature's lame-duck laws limiting the powers of the incoming Governor.

League Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release)

The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases.