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Supreme Court ends term with major rulings on census, gerrymandering
The Supreme Court ended its term with two major rulings that could have long-running implications for fundamental U.S. political processes. It blocked a census citizenship question, at least for now, and declared federal courts have no role in policing partisan…
Lawyers say documents show census was changed to give Republicans an edge
The lawyers allege that a longtime Republican gerrymandering guru, played a key role in pushing the Trump administration to include a citizenship question on the census.
Judge rules Ohio’s congressional map is unconstitutional
A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously that district boundaries were manipulated for partisan gain by Republican mapmakers.
Eric Holder rules out 2020 run, says he’ll focus on redistricting
The Democrat said in a Monday opinion piece in The Washington Post that he'll focus on redistricting, the process of reconfiguring electoral districts.
A historic shift took place in San Juan County, Utah, on Tuesday, when more than 100 years of control by white conservatives on the county commission came to an end.
The Supreme Court is upholding Texas' use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.
The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now. Instead, the justices are sending a dispute over North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional districting map back to a lower court for more work.
The Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the latest round of court action over Texas electoral districts that began in 2011.
The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain.
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