Redistricting Wars

[Lazaran]

Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing arguments on redistricting that could result in new maps for 2024​

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.msn.com.icoThe Associated Press|8 hours ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative ...

Wisconsin’s the epitome of a battleground state, and yet, the "republicans" are a hair’s breadth away from securing a super-majority in both the assembly and the senate.

Something is seriously wrong with democracy and equal representation in America.

JFC

SAD!!!

 

[jaF0]

Well, of course they will ...

In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes' rights​

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/abcnews.go.com.icoABC|11 minutes ago
North Dakota plans to appeal a federal judge's decision that found a Voting Rights Act violation in the state's 2021 redistricting map for two Native American tribes


DUH!!

 

[YDB95]

Maryland Congressional Redistricting Whirlwind Comes To A Close


Ten days after a judge tossed out Maryland’s congressional plan for “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” legislative leaders dropped their appeal and Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) signed a redrawn map into law Monday.

That's from a year and a half ago. Hogan isn't goernor anymore.

 

[jaF0]

Judges rule against Tennessee Senate redistricting map over treatment of Nashville seats​

A panel of judges has ruled that a Republican-drawn map for Tennessee’s Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville.

 

[jaF0]

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 long-running redistricting lawsuits against state legislative maps​

The two-year legal battle over maps of Ohio Statehouse districts crafted in response to the 2020 Census may be over.



'In a dissenting opinion written by Justice Jennifer Brunner, the court’s three Democrats argued that dismissing the cases forces groups fighting the maps to either give up without their objections being heard — or to start again with a fresh lawsuit.

“It is illusory to suggest that a bipartisan vote to adopt the September 2023 plan constitutes a change in circumstances that somehow diminishes our review power or renders a unanimous redistricting plan constitutionally compliant,” she wrote.'

 

[ll74]

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 long-running redistricting lawsuits against state legislative maps​

The two-year legal battle over maps of Ohio Statehouse districts crafted in response to the 2020 Census may be over.



'In a dissenting opinion written by Justice Jennifer Brunner, the court’s three Democrats argued that dismissing the cases forces groups fighting the maps to either give up without their objections being heard — or to start again with a fresh lawsuit.

“It is illusory to suggest that a bipartisan vote to adopt the September 2023 plan constitutes a change in circumstances that somehow diminishes our review power or renders a unanimous redistricting plan constitutionally compliant,” she wrote.'

This is absurd!

 

[jaF0]

This is the GQP.

 

[butters]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers opened a special session Wednesday as majority Republicans moved to minimize their losses while also trying to increase the number of Black-majority districts to comply with a federal court order.

It’s one in a series of redistricting sessions across the South after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1964 Voting Rights Act, clearing the way for Black voters to win changes from courts.

BUT not without messing with democrat seats, though...

Georgia House Republicans on Tuesday released a map that would likely cost them only two seats from their current 102-78 majority while creating five more majority-Black districts that Democrats would be likely to win. That's because the map would also pair three sets of Democratic incumbents, meaning Democrats would lose three of those members after 2024 elections

“The majority proposal is a shell game that continues to dilute the voting power of Black Georgians,” Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, a Stone Mountain Democrat, said at a news conference Wednesday.

more at the link below on the above plus further machinations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...1&cvid=dd01599fbf2341dbbc041376b2769b27&ei=85

 

[jaF0]

New North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims​

North Carolina Black and Latino voters are suing in federal court to block enforcement of congressional districts that they argue unlawfully weaken minority voting power.

 

[butters]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's highest court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court's decision that lawmakers must redraw the state's Senate maps in a ruling that means the current legislative districts will likely remain in place for the 2024 elections.

Late last month, a panel of judges ruled that the Republican-drawn map violated the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the seats in left-leaning Nashville. The numbers are important because they determine the years those seats are on the ballot.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...p&cvid=70a98792c0774090abf0b138149af7e0&ei=12

 

[Escierto]

There is one easy solution to this problem. Republicans use the census data to gerrymander districts by race. Everyone needs to put White as their race when filling out the census form. When the census data is completely unreliable then they have no way to gerrymander by race because everyone is white!

 

[jaF0]

Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map​

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling giving the Louisiana Legislature until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map.

8th Circuit ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw N.D. legislative boundaries​

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from North Dakota’s secretary of state to delay a federal judge’s ruling that found the state’s 2021 redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes.

 

[jaF0]

Federal judge rules school board districts illegal in Georgia school system, calls for new map​

A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia’s second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must be redrawn ahead of 2024’s elections.

 

[Pad_Foot]

Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map​

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling giving the Louisiana Legislature until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map.

8th Circuit ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw N.D. legislative boundaries​

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from North Dakota’s secretary of state to delay a federal judge’s ruling that found the state’s 2021 redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes.

On to the Supreme Court! They will find their justice eventually!!

If scotus flips anything else, the Dems should run on flipping them !!

But? When will Joe step aside for a worthy Dem? Which Dem is worthy??

 

[jaF0]

Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
Time is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Legislature to enact new lines for legislative districts encompassing two tribal nations that successfully challenged the state’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act.

 

[jaF0]

U.S. News // 41 minutes ago
Wis. Supreme Court tosses out GOP-drawn district maps as unconstitutional
Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Wisconsin's Supreme Court has struck down legislative district maps drawn up the state's GOP majority, ruling they violate the constitutional requirement for "contiguous territory."​

 

[RobDownSouth]

Federal judge rules school board districts illegal in Georgia school system, calls for new map​

A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia’s second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must be redrawn ahead of 2024’s elections.

The white population in Cobb County Georgia is plummeting.

61% in the 2010 census,
51% in the 2020 census,
currently around 48% today.

Whites have always enjoyed a 80-90% supermajority on their far-right school board, which is getting harder and harder to do when you have less than half of the racial composition needed to elect such a board. This is why they gerrymander.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

U.S. judge upholds Georgia's congressional map in win for Republicans​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...sional-map-in-win-for-republicans/ar-AA1manPQ

 

[Fuzzy1975]

U.S. judge upholds Georgia's congressional map in win for Republicans​

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...sional-map-in-win-for-republicans/ar-AA1manPQ

Yes the Judge who ordered them to redraw the map, agreed with the map they redrew......fucking outstanding!

 

[jaF0]

Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes​

A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who successfully challenged North Dakota’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act in diluting Native American voters’ strength.

 

[SmokingFap]

Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes​

A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who successfully challenged North Dakota’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act in diluting Native American voters’ strength.

That's great news.

 

[jaF0]

Why do old white men insist on being assholes?

Nebraska judge orders creation of four Native American-majority voting districts​

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska settled with the state for a redrawn voting map that takes into account their majority presence in their county.
by Andrew J. Nelson

 

[SmokingFap]

Thanks for the update, Mr Mod Man.

 

[jaF0]

North Carolina voters challenge state for ‘fair’ and ‘free’ elections​

North Carolina voters say election maps that drastically change voter composition violate their right to fair elections.
by Sydney Haulenbeek

Missouri residents attempt to revive voting map challenge at the state's high court​

The plaintiffs claim the 2022 map, drawn by a judicial redistricting commission, improperly divided districts by favoring compactness over political subdivisions like cities.
by Joe Harris


The people seek their voice.

 

[jaF0]

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Federal judge orders Louisiana to redraw legislative districts​

Chief U.S. District Judge Shelley Dick found the state’s 2022 map unlawfully cracks and packs Black voters to dilute the strength of their vote.
by Gabriel Tynes