Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublicaApr 4, 2024
The time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublicaOct 19, 2023
Republican legislatures around the country are shielding their work on allegedly discriminatory voting maps to prevent the public from finding out how and why they made their decisions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigOct 2, 2023
The court will hear oral arguments in a “racial gerrymandering” case from South Carolina — Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP — that has the potential to inflict irreparable harm on minority voters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Liz Theoharis / TomDispatchDec 23, 2022
Contrary to what too many of our politicians say, this country can indeed afford Medicaid expansion and pass higher minimum wage laws. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
David Daley / SalonDec 31, 2019
In our broken political system, majorities often can't translate the will of the people into action. Gerrymandering helps explain why. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
By Joel BellmanNov 15, 2019
Here’s why previous efforts haven’t worked, and what to do instead, from an education gleaned in the streets of Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigJul 2, 2019
After the Supreme Court's potentially devastating decision in Rucho v. Common Cause, it's up to we the people to reclaim our democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
DAVID A. LIEB and DAN SEWELL / The Associated PressJun 28, 2019
A Supreme Court ruling could empower both parties to become even more aggressive in drawing districts to their benefit after the 2020 census. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media InstituteJun 27, 2019
As initiatives like extreme partisan gerrymandering reveal, Republicans are increasingly willing to put party before state and country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MARK SHERMAN / The Associated PressJun 27, 2019
A pair of new cases, decided on the final day before summer recess, will likely determine the country's electoral map for years to come. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MATTHEW DALY AND MICHAEL BALSAMO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJun 12, 2019
Congressional leaders could go directly to court to try to force compliance with subpoenas under a resolution approved earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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