Rucho v. Common Cause - Wikipedia
WEBSupreme Court. The state legislators named as defendants in this case filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court, asking if the plaintiffs have standing and if their claims on partisan gerrymandering were justiciable, and whether the 2016 map is considered a partisan gerrymandering.
Supreme Court ruling makes it harder to bring racial gerrymandering …
WEBMay 23, 2024 · The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, reversed a lower court decision that had struck down a South Carolina congressional district as a racial gerrymander.
The Supreme Court rules in favor of South Carolina Republicans …
WEBMay 23, 2024 · The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, reversed a lower court decision that had struck down a South Carolina congressional district as a racial gerrymander.
The Supreme Court, Gerrymandering, and the Rule of Law
WEBJul 26, 2023 · Although the U.S. Supreme Court has undermined the rule of law in a whole variety of areas, its treatment of partisan gerrymandering is arguably the most destructive.
The new Supreme Court showdown over gerrymandering, …
WEBOct 5, 2023 · On October 11, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to racially gerrymandered congressional maps in South Carolina that could tell us a lot about where the Court stands on voting rights....
The Supreme Court upholds the provision prohibiting racial ...
WEBJun 9, 2023 · The Supreme Court upholds the provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering NPR's Michel Martin talks to UCLA Law professor Rick Hasen about the decision to strike down Alabama's congressional...
What the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision means for …
WEBJun 28, 2019 · The Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that federal courts cannot determine whether election maps are too partisan has raised the stakes for the 2020 election, leaving room for both parties to...
Supreme Court crushes plan to scramble partisan map-making
WEBJun 27, 2023 · The Supreme Court just turbo-charged the nationwide fight over gerrymandering. It is a rejection of the so-called independent state legislature theory, with the Supreme Court leaving a role for...
Voting Rights Act: Supreme Court will hear challenge to key ... - CNN
WEBOct 4, 2022 · Supreme Court justices wrestled with a key provision of the Voting Rights Act for almost two hours on Tuesday in a case that could make it more difficult for minority voters to challenge...
WEBIn two areas—one-person, one-vote and racial gerrymandering—this Court has held that there is a role for the courts with respect to at least some issues that could arise from a State’s drawing of congressional districts.