Hogan vetoes redistricting plan; lawmakers swiftly override it

December 9, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan vetoes redistricting plan; lawmakers swiftly override it

ANNAPOLIS — A veto of a legislative plan to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts lasted less than two hours before the House and Senate overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s action. Hogan vetoed the bill the day after the legislature sent ...

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Md. Democrats’ redistricting plan now in Hogan’s hands

December 8, 2021 Comments Off on Md. Democrats’ redistricting plan now in Hogan’s hands

ANNAPOLIS — A legislative plan redrawing the state’s eight congressional districts now heads to Gov. Larry Hogan. The bill, a plan proposed by a commission appointed by the Democratic Party-controlled General Assembly, is opposed by Hogan as well as Republican ...

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Maryland panel votes on recommended new congressional map

November 24, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland panel votes on recommended new congressional map

A Maryland panel voted to recommend a new congressional map for state lawmakers to consider in a special session next month.

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Hogan vows to veto, even sue over gerrymandered redistricting maps

November 2, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan vows to veto, even sue over gerrymandered redistricting maps

Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to the news media at a breakfast meeting of business leaders and students at Goucher College on Nov. 2, 2021. (Bryan Sears/The Daily Record)

Gov. Larry Hogan vowed Tuesday to veto gerrymandered redistricting maps and even challenge them in court.

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Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs

August 13, 2021 Comments Off on Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs

New census data showed rapid growth around some of the nation's largest cities and shrinking population in many rural counties.

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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 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

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

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

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

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.