The Department of Justice seeks to join a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new congressional map, which voters overwhelmingly approved last week.
The DOJ seeks to join a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new congressional map, which voters overwhelmingly approved last week to counter Texas’ GOP gerrymander. The anti-voting plaintiffs argued the state violated the Constitution by drawing district lines that “favor Hispanic voters.”
A federal judge ruled not to dismiss two of three criminal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), holding that legislative immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause does not protect her from the charges in question.
Following Missouri’s recent Trump-driven gerrymander, a state court yesterday held the first trial of several legal challenges against the new congressional map. The central question at issue Wednesday? Whether the state constitution prohibits mid-decade redistricting.
Across the country, politicians are making it harder to vote — particularly for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities. Voting is our constitutional right, and foundational to a functioning democracy. Join the ACLU in the fight to protect our right to vote.
A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) after he tried to eliminate it for helping young Latinos register to vote. The group alleged Paxton’s long-running intimidation campaign is designed to stop Latino Texans from exercising their growing political power.
The 9th Circuit will hear the government's appeal of a court order blocking cancellation of federal research grants.
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