HARRISBURG, Pa. — A request by Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature to stop a new congressional map from being implemented is now in the hands of the nation’s highest court. The filing made late Wednesday asked Justice Samuel Alito ...

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WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether to strike down a Wisconsin redistricting plan because it is too partisan, in a case that could affect elections across the country. The big question, after an hour-long argument, is ...

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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans are poised for a Supreme Court fight about political line-drawing with the potential to alter the balance of power across a country starkly divided between the two parties. The big question at the heart of ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday told a lower court to reexamine the redistricting efforts of Virginia’s Republican-led legislature for signs of racial bias and gerrymandered legislative districts that dilute the impact of African-American voters. The justices declined to ...

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WASHINGTON — Two things set first-year law student Stephen Shapiro apart from his classmates at American University in Washington. At 55, he’s old enough to be a father to most of his classmates. And today a lawsuit he filed will ...

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The Constitution requires boundaries for U.S. House districts to be redrawn after each census. While that task typically is done by state legislatures, 13 states use commissions as part of their congressional redistricting process. The amount of legislative involvement with ...

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Voters must decide in November whether to approve Proposal No. 1, the New York Redistricting Amendment to the state Constitution which would create a redistricting commission to redraw the electoral districts after the 2020 census. The League of Women Voter-New ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Redistricting Methods — Constitutionality Cohen, et al. v. Cuomo, et al. No. 135 Per Curiam Background: The petitioners commenced a special proceeding seeking a declaration that Chapter 16 of the Laws of 2012, insofar ...

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ALBANY — In a blow to New York Democrats, the Obama administration on Friday decided not to object to the Republican-devised redistricting plan that added a seat to the state Senate. The Republican plan, signed into law by Democratic Gov. ...

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ALBANY — New York’s top court is weighing a constitutional challenge by state Senate Democrats who claim Republicans improperly used two different formulas to redraw the election map that created a 63rd Senate district upstate. The Court of Appeals has ...

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The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area will host an open forum to discuss results of a recent study by the Center of Governmental Research regarding redistricting. The purpose is to clarify misconceptions regarding new district lines ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is putting his popularity and his early record on the line as never before as the Legislature digs in for the first time over issues that will affect New Yorkers for 10 years. The Democratic ...

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