Supreme Court decides federal judges cannot block gerrymandering
From today’s CNBC Online: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts may not block gerrymandering in a 5-4 decision that fell along partisan lines. The court also ruled, in…
FBI analyzed NC political operative in May, took no action to stop fraud
From today’s Washington Post: The FBI participated in a May surveillance operation of a GOP political operative at the center of an election fraud investigation in North Carolina, newly released…
WI Republicans Approve Bills Stripping Power From Incoming Dem. Governor
From today’s New York Times: After a rancorous, sleepless night of debate, Republican lawmakers early Wednesday pushed through a sweeping set of bills that will limit the power of Wisconsin’s…
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Appeals court rules North Carolina’s electoral map unconstitutional, map may have to be redrawn before midterms
From today’s Washington Post: A panel of three federal judges held Monday that North Carolina’s congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans over Democrats and said it may require…
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A Flurry of Courts Have Ruled on Election Maps. Here’s What They’ve Said
From today’s New York Times: Judges in a number of states have recently thrown out election maps, saying that they have been gerrymandered to the point of being unconstitutional, effectively…
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#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering
From today’s New York Times: A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states,…
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In win for #VotingRights, Federal Court Rules NC Electoral Map Unconstitutional
From the New York Times: A panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina’s congressional map on Tuesday, condemning it as unconstitutional because Republicans had drawn the map seeking a…
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North Carolina’s Misunderstood Cut in Jobless Benefits
From today’s NYT blog “The Upshot” by Justin Wolfers: Since North Carolina effectively eliminated unemployment benefits last year for people unemployed 20 weeks or more, the state has become a…