Litigation Look Ahead: March
Throughout March, lawsuits seeking to restrict or expand access to voting will carry on in courtrooms across 31 states.
Analysis
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Mississippi Continues To Deny Black Americans Political Power
The Mississippi House approved a bill that would create a new, unelected court system in the state capital of Jackson. The proposal is just the tip of the iceberg in a state that continues to undermine minority representation.
North Carolinians and Legal Experts React to the State Court’s Unprecedented Move
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s new Republican majority agreed to rehear two recent decisions. The move poses direct harms for North Carolinians and could reverberate across the country.
Litigation Look Ahead: February
Temperatures may be cooling as February kicks off, but activity in the courtroom is heating up.
2020 Redistricting Cycle Report: How Maps Were Challenged in Court
Since the release of 2020 census data, Democracy Docket tracked 111 lawsuits challenging maps (or lack thereof) related to 2020 redistricting. Here’s what we noticed.
The State of Redistricting in 2023
Even though the 2022 elections have come and gone, the redistricting process is still far from over. Some states are already heading back to the drawing board to create new maps. Here’s what’s going on in redistricting in 2023.
Litigation Look Ahead: January
Happy 2023! Now that we’re out of the rapid-fire pace of election-related litigation, lawsuits will progress on a slower basis.
How Gerrymandering Helped Republicans Win the House
It’s impossible to know what would have happened under a different set of maps, it’s entirely plausible that Republicans won the House thanks to gerrymandered maps — and a few helpful assists from the courts.
Four Takeaways: Moore v. Harper Oral Argument
On Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a case that opens review of the fringe independent state legislature theory. Here are some takeaways from the oral argument.
Litigation Look Ahead: December 2022
We made it through the 2022 midterm elections and now 2023 is right around the corner, with December set to be a busy month.
