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US Supreme Court Will Not Review GOP Challenge To Washington’s State-Level Voting Rights Act
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket
Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?
Bolts
Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?
Bolts
Bolts
Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise Native Voters
Native News Online
Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise Native Voters
Native News Online
Native News Online
HLS Election Law Clinic Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against New Jersey Ballot Design
The Harvard Crimson
HLS Election Law Clinic Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against New Jersey Ballot Design
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight
Redistricting
NPR
A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight
Redistricting
NPR
Redistricting
NPR
Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin Republicans to consider adopting Gov. Tony Evers' legislative maps with no changes
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal

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.

Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
Gerrymandering
OCP
Fighting for Wisconsin voters’ power
Gerrymandering
OCP

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.

Gerrymandering
OCP
No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
No clear frontrunner in proposed Wisconsin legislative maps, but plenty of angst
Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal

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.

Gerrymandering
Wisconsin State Journal
Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People
Local Elections
Patch
Op-Ed: Local Elections Enshrined for the People
Local Elections
Patch

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.

Local Elections
Patch
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog
RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates
Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog

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.

Racially Polarized Voting
Election Law Blog
Wisconsin supreme court appears poised to strike down legislative maps and end Republican dominance
Contiguity
The Guardian
Wisconsin supreme court appears poised to strike down legislative maps and end Republican dominance
Contiguity
The Guardian
Contiguity
The Guardian
Legislative maps case; Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments
Contiguity
FOX 6
Legislative maps case; Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments
Contiguity
FOX 6
Contiguity
FOX 6
A Wisconsin redistricting case centers on voter 'islands' and could lead to new maps
Contiguity
NPR
A Wisconsin redistricting case centers on voter 'islands' and could lead to new maps
Contiguity
NPR
Contiguity
NPR
‘Deliberate and anti-democratic’: Wisconsin grapples with partisan gerrymandering
Contiguity
The Guardian
‘Deliberate and anti-democratic’: Wisconsin grapples with partisan gerrymandering
Contiguity
The Guardian
Contiguity
The Guardian

 

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Election Law Clinic submits letter to Census Bureau re: “noisy measurements file” and other redistricting data products

The Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School submits a letter on behalf of a group of experts to request the release of the “noisy measurements file” and other redistricting data by September 30, 2021.

The Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School submitted a letter on behalf of a group of experts to request the release of the “noisy measurements file” and other redistricting data by September 30, 2021.

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