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North Carolina Supreme Court Allows Partisan Gerrymandering, Giving GOP Big Edge In New Maps

The North Carolina Supreme Court backtracked on a past ruling, allowing a gerrymandered map that was recently struck down by…

2 years ago

North Dakota Indian Tribes Fight GOP Gerrymandering Aimed At ‘Diluting’ Their Power

Last November, leaders of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Spirit Lake Nation wrote a letter to the governor…

3 years ago

GOP Gerrymandering In Georgia Pits Democratic Incumbents Bourdeaux & McBath In Primary Contest

Two incumbent Democrats in the United States House of Representatives have been pitted against each other over the control of…

3 years ago

OPINION: North Carolina Court Beats Back Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering

A three-judge panel of the Superior Court in North Carolina, assigned to hear redistricting challenges by the Chief Justice of…

4 years ago

Supreme Court Rules That Partisan Gerrymandering Is Not Against The Constitution

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional and that states may continue to use districting…

5 years ago

Emails Explicitly Reveal Gerrymandering By Michigan Republicans To Win House Majority

A hoard of incriminating emails revealed gross gerrymandering on the part of Michigan state Republicans when drawing state legislative and…

6 years ago

Court Orders New York To Redraw Congressional Districts, Giving Democrats Better Chance To Reclaim House Majority

A mid-level appellate court ruled in favor of Democrats' request to redraw New York's congressional district lines. The new maps…

1 year ago

Supreme Court Rejects Legal Theory That Would Allow States To Regulate Federal Elections In 6-3 Decision

In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that gives state legislatures unchecked power to…

1 year ago

Liberals Take Majority On Wisconsin Supreme Court With Victory By Janet Protasiewicz

Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz rode to victory in Wisconsin in a closely-watched and heavily funded campaign for the state's Supreme Court seat.…

2 years ago

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Maps For Third Time

The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the third effort of state House and Senate maps drawn by state Republicans in a…

3 years ago

New York’s Proposed Congressional Redistricting Maps Could Help Democrats Keep House

Proposed redistricting maps for New York could help Democrats gain three seats in the House. While party leaders said there…

3 years ago

Schumer Will Try To Revise Senate Filibuster Rules In Order To Pass Election Reform

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is attempting filibuster rule change in a Hail Mary as various aspects of…

3 years ago

New Michigan Voting Congressional Maps Give Democrats Hope To Hold House

A redistricting commission has redrawn the political districts for the state of Michigan, and the new map has turned one…

3 years ago

House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill With No GOP Votes

On Tuesday, the House approved the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, tossing the bill to the Senate, where…

3 years ago

Obama Slams GOP For Blocking Election Reform

Former President Barack Obama spoke out against Senate Republicans earlier this week over their refusal to debate the Democrat's new…

3 years ago

Stacey Abrams & Beto O’Roarke Voice Support For Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Compromise

When Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) came out against the For The People Act earlier in June, he came under…

3 years ago

Rep. Mondaire Jones Blasts Sen. Joe Manchin For Prioritizing ‘Bipartisanship’ Over Voting Rights

Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-New York) is calling Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) “intellectually un-serious.”  Jones’ criticism was in response to…

3 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Ben Wikler Explains Wisconsin Democrats Strategy To Un-Gerrymander His State

https://youtu.be/b1uihhEOsDU Wisconsin Democratic State Chair Ben Wikler spoke to uPolitics about his party's plans to protect the state from partisan gerrymandering now…

4 years ago

2020 Census Results: Which States Lose Or Gain House Seats

The 2020 census results show the continuation of trending population loss in the Northeast and migration to the Sun Belt.…

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is threatening to kill the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

4 years ago