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Pink background with black and white toned images of President Lyndon B. Johnson meeting with MLK, Whitney Young, and James Farmer in the Oval Office and another image of people protesting outside the U.S. Supreme Court surrounding a blue-toned image of hands clapping together, a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Johnson's signature, and text from court opinions that read "About a year later, the Supreme Court resolved the Alabama case. We now apply the Court's reasoning to the Louisiana redistricting." and "We held, and the Supreme Court agreed, that the required remedy is the creation of a second district where Black Alabamians, like everyone else, have a fair and reasonable opportunity to elect their preferred candidates" and "But unfortunately, as to districts 9 and 15, those efforts did not go far enough to comply with Section 2."

Litigation

Here’s What I’m Thankful for This Year

Marc Elias

Voting

Debunking Democracy Myths This Holiday Season

Devon Hesano

Litigation

Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps Are Before the State Supreme Court

Paige Anderholm

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Legislation

5th Circuit To Reconsider Redistricting Precedent Under Voting Rights Act

The entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider its established Voting Rights Act precedent that permits distinct minority communities to be combined for the purposes of Section 2 vote dilution claims.

November 28, 2023

Litigation

Ohio Supreme Court Allows Gerrymandered Legislative Maps To Remain for 2024

Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a trio of lawsuits challenging the state’s legislative maps.

November 28, 2023

Litigation

SCOTUS Rules Arizona GOP Legislators Must Provide Documents in Lawsuit Over Two Voter Suppression Laws

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma (R) and Senate President Warren Pettersen (R) will have to testify and provide documents in a lawsuit challenging two Arizona voter suppression laws following an order from the U.S. Supreme Court…

November 27, 2023

Analysis

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Legislation

What’s at Stake in the Louisiana Secretary of State Race?

On Saturday, voters in Louisiana will cast ballots in the secretary of state race to determine who will become the chief election officer ahead of 2024.

By Paige Anderholm

Voting

Debunking Democracy Myths This Holiday Season

By Devon Hesano

Litigation

Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps Are Before the State Supreme Court

By Paige Anderholm

Legislation

What’s at Stake in the Louisiana Secretary of State Race?

On Saturday, voters in Louisiana will cast ballots in the secretary of state race to determine who will become the chief election officer ahead of 2024.

By Paige Anderholm