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Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes
Ruth Greenwood, a Harvard Law School professor who represents the plaintiffs along with the liberal group Law Forward, said maps that give Republicans only a slight advantage instead of a big one are indicative of an effort to draw partisan neutral maps, not an effort to advantage Democrats.
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
In Clarke v. Wisconsin, the Harvard Law Election Law Clinic fought to restore voting power to Wisconsin residents – and won. The state’s highest court agreed with the clinic’s argument: Wisconsin’s gerrymandered state legislative maps were non-contiguous, diluting the voting power of the state’s residents and preventing fair representation.
No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst
A series of proposed legislative maps submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday would create some of the most competitive races for the Legislature in over a decade, according to a redistricting expert’s analysis.
Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People
A study conducted by the Harvard Election Law Clinic, where researchers analyzed 16 New York counties, including Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland, found that off-cycle (odd-year) elections significantly depressed voter turnout. This was true for all voters, but especially for voters of color and younger voters.
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
The tool, RPVNearMe (developed by the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School and Christopher T. Kenny) provides estimates of racially polarized voting for every county in the country. Note that the tool only offers estimates for certain statewide and federal elections — i.e., not the local appraisal you would need for VRA litigation — but it still gives a guide to possible coalition voting.
Liberals fight Republican attempt to boot Wisconsin Supreme Court justice from redistricting case
“Unhappy with this electoral result, which they could not prevent through gerrymandering, (Republicans) now seek to nullify the results and pick their Justices,” said the filing from Law Forward, a Madison-based liberal law firm, the Stafford Rosenbaum law firm, Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Campaign Legal Center, and the Arnold & Porter law firm.
Experts skeptical of Alabama’s redistricting strategy ahead of critical hearing
“When that’s done at the expense of Black voters, that’s not a sufficient reason, and that can’t overcome the requirements of the Voting Rights Act,” said Theresa Lee, litigation director and clinical instructor in the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School.
Gerrymandering petition filed with Wisconsin Supreme Court
Less than 24 hours after the official swearing in of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, the high court is already seeing a challenge of the state’s partisan election maps.
Liberal Law Firm Challenges Wisconsin Maps A Day After The State Courts Gains A Liberal Majority
Ruth Greenwood, the Director of Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, says Wiscsonsin’s extreme gerrymandering means that voters’ voices are lost. Greenwood says it removes the choice in elections
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