Redistricting

On June 27, the Supreme Court held that it would not intervene in partisan gerrymandering cases, refusing to set a standard for when redistricting intentionally groups voters by party.

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.

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.

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.

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 far. 

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.

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 Appropriations bill. 

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