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MD Senate President Bill Ferguson proclaims win in primary election
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson declared victory over challenger Bobby LaPin in the Democratic primary race to represent District 46.
Congress should enact rules and standards for congressional redistricting
Commentary: Congress should enact rules and deadlines to help guide how and when Congressional redistricting takes place.
Bill Ferguson softens redistricting stance amid campaign, Democrats’ pushback
Why did Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson soften his stance on redistricting?
With General Assembly primaries looming, it’s all about Trump all across MD
President Donald Trump stands at the center of everything in Washington these days — as well as Maryland’s June 23 General Assembly primaries.
Supreme Court clears way for pro-GOP Alabama voting map
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates a district held by a Black Democratic congressman.
South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats
Republicans faced another setback in their plans to redraw congressional maps, with members of their own party blocking new districts in South Carolina.
Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly Black House district
A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama from using an electoral map that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts.
Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans
The Supreme Court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle in three cases resulted each time in a decision favorable to Republicans.
Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House.
Virginia’s high court strikes down voter-passed House map favoring Democrats
The Supreme Court of Virginia has invalidated the referendum that could have given Democrats four extra seats in the U.S. House.
Is MD redistricting still on table after SCOTUS decision? One senator is still pushing.
Sen. Arthur Ellis is attempting to reignite the conversation around redrawing Maryland’s congressional map following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory.
