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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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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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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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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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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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.
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October 4, 2018
Comments Off on Judges seem ready to let Md. redistricting challenge proceed
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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June 25, 2018
Comments Off on Supreme Court accepts Texas voting maps, sends N.C.’s back for lower-court review
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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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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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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