2020 |
3/23/2017 |
Districts - Congressional Apportionment law Apportionment/Redistricting - case law Redistricting principles/theory Redistricting commissions |
Report |
Congressional Research Service |
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Congressional Redistricting Law: Background and Recent Court Rulings. By L. Paige Whitaker. March 23, 2017. [7-5700, R44798]. Contents: Constitutional Provisions / VRA / Equality Standard: One Person, One Vote / Equal Protection and the VRA / Partisan Gerrymandering / Redistricting Commissions.(625 KB)
23 pages
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2000 |
3/0/2002 |
Redistricting process Redistricting principles/theory Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Legislative Lawyer |
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A Nonpartisan Approach to Redistricting. By Ed Cook. Explains Iowa's redistricting process, which is delegated to a nonpartisan, legislative central staff agency, the Legislative Service Bureau. No lawsuit has challenged a plan enacted pursuant to this process.(456 KB)
4 pages
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2010 |
7/0/2016 |
U.S. Census Bureau Gerrymander Redistricting process Census issues - prisoners Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
State Legislatures |
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama - 134 S.Ct. 2695 (2014) 575 U.S. --- (2015)
Evenwel v. Abbott - No. 14-940
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - 13-314 (2015)
Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - No. 14-232
Wittman v. Personhuballah - 14-1504
Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections - 114 F.Supp. 3d 323 (2015)
Whitford v. Gill (Nichol) - 3:15-cv-00421 (D.C. Wis. 2015) |
Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Redistricting But Didn't Know Who to Ask: Elections experts tackle the most frequently asked questions. By Wendy Underhill.(394 KB)
4 pages
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2000 |
0/0/1998 |
Districts - Congressional Incumbents Redistricting history Redistricting commissions |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Stetson Law Review |
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Congressional Redistricting in Texas: Time For A Change. By Javier Aguilar [Voting Rights Symposium in Stetson Law Review 27, Winter 1998].(1192 KB)
16 pages
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2010 |
6/29/2015 |
Redistricting commissions U.S. Constitution - Elections Clause |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - 13-314 (2015) |
Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Court opinion.(363 KB)
81 pages
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