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New York Needs to Nix Strict Voting Laws to End Voter Suppression
Last year in the state's 12th Congressional District, merely 16,000 voters decided who would represent 715,000 New Yorkers.
SCOTUS cases you should be paying close attention to
SCOTUS cases you should be paying close attention to
Algorithms Supercharged Gerrymandering. We Should Use Them to Fix it
A new suite of open source redistricting software can help citizens reclaim democracy.
Lawyer begs Supreme Court to fix Americans’ right to vote
For the first time in more than a decade, the Supreme Court will decide just how biased state legislatures can be when they draw election district lines to their party’s advantage.
Houston Mayor Bucks Governor’s Immigration Policy to Aid Hurricane Relief
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As LBJ's Landmark Voting Rights Act Turns 52, Gerrymandering Still a Threat
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The Texas Gerrymandering Trial Could Change All of America
Why you should care that a fight over congressional districts in the Lone Star State—federal judges called the current setup unfair to people of color—is back in court.
Redistricting Will Be the Biggest Threat to America's Next Election Cycle
Whether Democrat or Republican, the problem is on both sides in 2018 and 2020.
The Major Takeaways Before The Supreme Court's Summer Vacation
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Support the Planet’s Most Vulnerable Community on World Refugee Day
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The Supreme Court Just Told North Carolina to Be Less Racist
The justices ruled the state violated the Constitution when it redrew its congressional districts based too heavily on race alone—a.k.a. egregious gerrymandering.