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2 Feb 2023, 9:37 pm
Redistricting Lawsuits Could Shape the 2024 Battle for House Control MSN – Daniel Altimari (Roll Call) | Published: 1/30/2023 The reconfiguration of political districts after the 2020 census resulted in a flood of legal challenges, some of which remain unresolved. [read post]
8 Nov 2022, 9:01 pm
A pro-ISL ruling would also invalidate independent redistricting commissions that some states have established via voter initiatives and referenda. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 8:49 am
At the state level, we have seen this in recent years with the use of citizen initiatives to implement independent redistricting commissions, to legalize recreational marijuana, and to protect the right to abortion in Kansas. [read post]
19 Oct 2022, 8:40 am
” There was no opportunity for the public to provide input to the Citizens Commission prior to the development of the Commission Map, nor after it was completed. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
The result could kick back open congressional redistricting in several states two years after the entire nation went through a redraw. [read post]
23 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
Spending in election cycles by corporations and the ultrawealthy through so-called dark money groups has skyrocketed since the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. [read post]
9 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal ‘Fat Leonard’ Goes on the Lam Weeks Before Sentencing in Navy Bribery Scandal Portland Press Herald – María Luisa Paúl (Washington Post) | Published: 9/6/2022 The Malaysian defense contractor who pleaded guilty to bribing Navy officials with sex parties, fancy dinners, and alcohol in a corruption scandal has escaped just weeks before his sentencing date. [read post]
31 Jul 2022, 6:30 am
The original impetus for Blaine Amendments came largely from anti-Catholicism; many citizens felt that schools funded by public monies should not be indoctrinating students in the Catholic faith. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
Stephen Buyer, Former GOP Congressman, Accused of Insider Trading MSN – Hamza Shaban (Washington Post) | Published: 7/25/2022 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former U.S. [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
The court will hear arguments in the fall about Alabama’s redistricting, in a case targeting the other central piece of the Voting Rights Act: Section 2, which prohibits voting practices and procedures that discriminate on the basis of race. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 10:50 am
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the Supreme Court rejected ISL by upholding the use of independent redistricting commissions – bodies that are decidedly not the “legislature” – for federal congressional elections. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 5:30 am
Under Montana’s constitution, redistricting is done by a commission of five citizens. [read post]
10 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
A redistricting cycle that began with efforts to demand fair maps instead saw the two parties in an arms race for a competitive advantage. [read post]
3 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal A Top White House Aide Has Ties to Amazon, Adding a New Ingredient to the Bezos-Biden Drama MSN – Hailey Fuchs and Emily Birnbaum (Politico) | Published: 5/26/2022 As the White House weighed how hard to engage Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over his criticism of its economic policies, it brought back a senior aide whose firm does work for the company. [read post]
27 May 2022, 4:00 am
Yahoo News – Nathaniel Herz (Anchorage Daily News) | Published: 5/20/2022 A last-minute deal in the state Legislature to restore donation limits to Alaska’s political campaigns collapsed during the legislative session allowing wealthy donors to spend unlimited sums on state elections this year as good government advocates contemplate a citizens initiative to reimpose the caps. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
An investigation reveals how consultants working for Reynolds American have exploited concerns about police brutality against Black citizens and at times failed to declare their links to the industry. [read post]
27 Apr 2022, 1:12 pm
DiFIORE, Chief Judge: In 2014, the People of the State of New York amended the State Constitution to adopt historic reforms of the redistricting process by requiring, in a carefully structured process, the creation of electoral maps by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) and by declaring unconstitutional certain undemocratic practices such as partisan and racial gerrymandering. [read post]
27 Apr 2022, 1:12 pm
DiFIORE, Chief Judge: In 2014, the People of the State of New York amended the State Constitution to adopt historic reforms of the redistricting process by requiring, in a carefully structured process, the creation of electoral maps by an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) and by declaring unconstitutional certain undemocratic practices such as partisan and racial gerrymandering. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Democrats Unveil Bill to Impose Ethics, Recusal Standards on Supreme Court Yahoo News – Harper Neidig (The Hill) | Published: 4/6/2022 A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would force the U.S. [read post]
25 Mar 2022, 4:00 am
The billboards were attributed to Concerned Citizens of Richmond County. [read post]
