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Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready on Monday to allow Louisiana to continue using a congressional voting map that includes two majority-Black districts in the state. The question before the court: Did Louisiana lawmakers improperly rely on race when they drafted the map? The case could not only shift the boundaries of majority-Black […]Click to read Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts- The New York Times
The Death of Competition in American Elections
A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.Click to read The Death of Competition in American Elections- The New York Times
How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House
A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.Click to read How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House- NYCLU
Appellate Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of New York Voting Rights Act
Yesterday, in Clarke v. Town of Newburgh, N.Y., the New York Appellate Court upheld the constitutionality of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). This decision reverses a lower court ruling that had previously found the law unconstitutional. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and […]Click to read Appellate Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of New York Voting Rights Act- The New York Times
How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem – Interactive
Imagine a Congress where politicians of different ideologies work together to pass legislation reflecting what most Americans want.Click to read How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem – Interactive- The Associated Press
Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
A nonprofit law group dedicated to protecting the rights of Southern voters of color had more on its plate this year than just the 2024 presidential election. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice supports voter registration drives and monitors election certification. Staff attorneys help run a legal hotline for voting irregularities. Teams challenge electoral maps […]Click to read Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?- Prison Policy Initiative
If the Census Bureau truly values accuracy, it should count incarcerated people at home
The Census Bureau’s current method of counting people in prison and jail is prone to errors with sizable consequences. Counting incarcerated people at home can produce more accurate data. The Prison Policy Initiative examined 2020 Census data to better understand the impact of this often overlooked error. They found that it is not a rare […]Click to read If the Census Bureau truly values accuracy, it should count incarcerated people at home- Context by Thomson Reuters Foundation
Growing number of U.S. states target ‘prison gerrymandering’
Census tallies of prison populations in the U.S. hurt underrepresented groups, advocates say, but things are changingClick to read Growing number of U.S. states target ‘prison gerrymandering’- ACLU