Alabama House Passes New Congressional Map Without Second Majority-Black District
On Thursday, July 19, the Alabama House of Representatives voted 74-27 to pass a new congressional map without a second majority-Black district, defying a court order.
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Frank LaRose Announces Run for U.S. Senate in Ohio
On Monday, July 17, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced his run for the 2024 Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Oral Argument in South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
On Friday, July 14, the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral argument in a racial gerrymandering case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, for October 11, 2023.
New York Court Requires Independent Redistricting Commission To Redraw Congressional Map
On Thursday, July 13, an appellate state court ordered New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to redraw the state’s congressional map.
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules That State Courts Can Review Partisan Gerrymandering Claims
On Wednesday, July 5, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order holding that partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable under the New Mexico Constitution.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Ohio Republicans’ Fringe Appeal Raising ISL Theory In the Wake of Moore v. Harper
On Friday, June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case from Ohio Republican legislators invoking the recently rejected radical independent state legislature (ISL) theory.
After Allen v. Milligan, Plaintiffs Submit Proposed Remedial Map to Alabama Legislature
On Tuesday, June 27, the Alabama Legislative Committee on Reapportionment met to hear public comments and discuss the next steps in redrawing Alabama’s congressional map in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Allen v. Milligan.
Nearly 30 State Court Cases To Continue Unimpeded by ISL Theory Following Ruling in Moore v. Harper
On Tuesday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in the landmark case Moore v. Harper, with a majority of the Court ruling to reject the anti-democratic, fringe ISL theory.
Pennsylvania Court Rejects Republican Attempt to End GOP-Backed Mail-in Voting Law
On Tuesday, June 27, a Pennsylvania court blocked another Republican-sponsored attempt to limit mail-in voting access in the commonwealth.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Independent State Legislature Theory in Moore v. Harper
On Tuesday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in the landmark case Moore v. Harper, with a majority of the Court ruling to reject the radical ISL theory.