LWV Texas Joins North Carolina Redistricting Case (Press Release) 9/13/2019 LWV Texas and other partners joined North Carolina redistricting case Common Cause v. Lewis as amici curiae.
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
People Powered Fair Maps FAQ (Article) 9/5/2019 What is the goal of People Powered Fair MapsTM? The goal is to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting…
ABC News: Gerrymandering district maps to be updated and redrawn by 2021 (News Clips) 9/5/2019 Live interview with LWV CEO Virginia Kase on the rollout of the People Powered Fair Maps Campaign, a nationwide effort to end gerrymandering in the United States.
Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips) 6/27/2019 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) 6/27/2019 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) 6/27/2019 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 Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release) 6/17/2019 The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases.
Washington Post: Federal judges rule Michigan gerrymandering unconstitutional, order maps redrawn by 2020 (News Clips) 4/25/2019 Federal judges ordered the state of Michigan to draw new legislative districts on Thursday, after finding that a gerrymandered plan enacted by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature in 2011…
In the Know: Analyzing SCOTUS Hearing on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census (Blog) 4/24/2019 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Department of Commerce v. New York, a case challenging the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census short form. Learn more…