Maryland’s top court approved the General Assembly’s redrawn legislative districts last spring by just a single vote.
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Read More »September 1, 2022 Comments Off on Just-released opinion reveals Md. high court approved redistricting by single vote
Maryland’s top court approved the General Assembly’s redrawn legislative districts last spring by just a single vote.
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Read More »March 29, 2022 Comments Off on Democrats put new Md. congressional reapportionment plan on a fast track
A fast-tracked bill redrawing the state's eight congressional districts heads to the House of Delegates as lawmakers attempt to comply with a Wednesday judicial deadline.
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Read More »March 4, 2022 Comments Off on Court of Appeals hears arguments in PG redistricting dispute
The distinction between a law and a resolution is at the heart of a Prince George’s County redistricting battle that Maryland’s top court heard Friday. The Court of Appeals must decide whether Prince George’s County Council had the right to ...
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Read More »February 22, 2022 Comments Off on Federal judge tosses Baltimore County redistricting map challenged under Voting Rights Act
Baltimore County's redistricting plan likely violates the Voting Rights Act and must be replaced with a new map that offers Black voters greater representation, a federal judge ruled.
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Read More »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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Read More »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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Read More »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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Read More »November 2, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan vows to veto, even sue over gerrymandered redistricting maps
Gov. Larry Hogan vowed Tuesday to veto gerrymandered redistricting maps and even challenge them in court.
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Read More »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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Read More »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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