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4th Circuit bats .500 at Supreme Court, strikes out in ‘Peace Cross’

July 3, 2019 Comments Off on 4th Circuit bats .500 at Supreme Court, strikes out in ‘Peace Cross’

The Bladensburg Cross. (Flickr / David / “Peace Cross” / CC BY 2.0 / resized)

The intermediate U.S. appeals court that reviews federal cases from Maryland and four nearby states batted .500 at the Supreme Court this past term. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals most notably struck out when the justices overturned its ...

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Supreme Court stays clear of Maryland gerrymander dispute

June 27, 2019 Comments Off on Supreme Court stays clear of Maryland gerrymander dispute

The Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts play no role in overseeing congressional redistricting, thus leaving intact Maryland’s westernmost district

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High court halts electoral map redrawing in Michigan, Ohio

May 28, 2019 Comments Off on High court halts electoral map redrawing in Michigan, Ohio

Police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold court orders in Michigan and Ohio to redraw electoral maps that federal judges found were too partisan.

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Hogan creates panel to redraw congressional map

November 26, 2018 Comments Off on Hogan creates panel to redraw congressional map

"We have $240 million that the legislature played political games with and put into a fenced-off area, which we said repeatedly we're not going to allow them to play those kind of games," Gov. Larry Hogan said last week. (File Photo)

Maryland's governor says a "nonpartisan" emergency commission will be created to draw new boundaries for a congressional district.

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Election shows how gerrymandering is difficult to overcome

November 19, 2018 Comments Off on Election shows how gerrymandering is difficult to overcome

William Marx, points to projected images of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania on top, and the new re-drawn districts on the bottom, while standing in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Marx was a plaintiff in the Pennsylvania lawsuit that successfully challenged the Republican-drawn congressional maps. Marx said he believes the new district boundaries resulted in "a more fair congressional representation of the will of the people in Pennsylvania." (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

With an election looming, courts earlier this year declared congressional districts in two states to be unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. One map was redrawn. The other was not.

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Judges seem ready to let Md. redistricting challenge proceed

October 4, 2018 Comments Off on Judges seem ready to let Md. redistricting challenge proceed

Helenmary Ball, left, of Calvert County, Md., as "Maryland District 5," points toward the separated area of Maryland District 3, being represented by Bobby Bartlett, right, as nonpartisan groups against gerrymandering protest in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A panel of three federal judges appears poised to side with Republican voters who claim partisan gerrymandering of their western Maryland congressional district was so severe it violated their constitutional right to political association.

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Supreme Court accepts Texas voting maps, sends N.C.’s back for lower-court review

June 25, 2018 Comments Off on Supreme Court accepts Texas voting maps, sends N.C.’s back for lower-court review

In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court is being asked to take a case about whether eye drops are too big. Don’t roll your eyes. Major players in American’s medicine cabinets are now asking the high court to take the case. On the other side are patients using the companies’ drops to treat glaucoma and other conditions. They say wasted medication affects their wallets. They argue they should be able to sue. Drug companies, however, say the patients’ argument is based on speculation and a bottle that doesn’t exist. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court kept Texas’ voting maps largely intact Monday, dealing an election-year blow to Democrats by reversing earlier findings that intentional racial discrimination continues to stain several statehouse and congressional districts. The 5-4 decision comes nine ...

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Supreme Court denies challenge to Maryland redistricting

June 18, 2018 Comments Off on Supreme Court denies challenge to Maryland redistricting

A much-watched challenge to Maryland’s 6th Congressional District was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, which said plaintiffs waited too long to mount a challenge and ask for a preliminary injunction. The case is one of two involving redistricting on ...

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Maryland involved in two big pending SCOTUS cases

June 15, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland involved in two big pending SCOTUS cases

FILE- In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to speak at the The John G. Heyburn II Initiative and University of Kentucky College of Law's judicial conference and speaker series in Lexington, Ky. Roberts said Tuesday, April 11, that the "partisan hostility" surrounding the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch is of concern because it could undermine public confidence in the apolitical nature of the judicial system. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

OCEAN CITY — Two cases out of Maryland are among the most anticipated opinions yet to come from the Supreme Court’s fall session. Attorneys gave a rundown of the “Supreme Court Term in Review” Friday at the Maryland State Bar ...

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Steven K. Fedder: On this Law Day, thoughts on gerrymandering

April 30, 2018 Comments Off on Steven K. Fedder: On this Law Day, thoughts on gerrymandering

In high school, we were taught there were three separate but equal branches of government. But in practice, separation of powers, this year’s theme for the American Bar Association’s Law Day (celebrated each year May 1), has been more of an ephemeral goal than reality.

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