Redistricting & voting counsel at @brennancenter at @NYUlaw. Opinions mine. Usual caveats about retweets. From TX, so lots of tweets about the Lone Star State.
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Jun 10
Florida Supreme Court has officially shot down a request for an injunction on the new @GovRonDeSantis-signed map in Florida.
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The general counsel of the EEOC has issued a legal opinion extending Callais to disparate impact claims under Title VII.
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Jun 8
Sad news: The great historian Gordon Wood was killed after being struck by a car near Providence.
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Rep. Terri Sewell’s statement on last night’s shadow docket ruling on Alabama’s congressional map.
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Statement of Congressman Shomari Figures on the Supreme Court’s ruling sanctioning the dismantling of his district:
“The Supreme Court has now confirmed that there is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America.”
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Tonight, thinking of this brutal - but accurate - opening to David Cole’s essay about Callais in the New York Review of Books.
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🚨BREAKING: In a shadow docket ruling, SCOTUS allows Alabama to use its 2023 congressional map (with only one Black-majority district).
The 3 liberals dissent.
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
BREAKING: we released a new poll of registered voters this morning showing record levels of concern across the political spectrum about government corruption— 92 percent said it was a big problem. brennancenter.org/our-work/a…
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins' statement on the new redistricting amendment permitting mid-decade, partisan gerrymandering. "We cannot ignore the reality that Republicans have repeatedly sought to undermine democracy... to gain political advantage"
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And here’s the response of Black VRA plaintiffs at SCOTUS to Alabama’s request to use its 2023 congressional map for this year’s midterms.
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Jun 1
NEW: The NRCC has filed an amicus brief in support of Alabama.
The response of Black VRA plaintiffs is due by 4 pm ET today
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And here’s the Singleton plaintiffs’ response which mentions the Jefferson Davis holiday, which Alabama observes today.
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NEW: The NRCC has filed an amicus brief in support of Alabama.
The response of Black VRA plaintiffs is due by 4 pm ET today
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
May 27
Wasting no time: Here's Alabama's request to SCOTUS to pause the lower court ruling blocking the state from using its 2023 congressional map.
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
May 29
Breaking: Gov. Ivey just voided May 19 primary results and called a special election for Alabama State Senate Districts 25 and 26.
#Alabama #ALPolitics
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
ALT SB121 by Senator Jay Morris Printable Version CONGRESS: Provides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) (REF SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Current Status: Signed by the Governor - Act 2
Louisiana legislators gave their final approval Friday to a congressional redistricting bill that increases the state’s Republican representation in Congress, but litigation from both sides of the aisle is likely imminent. #lalege #lagov
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
The WI Supreme Court agreed to hear our case alleging that the congressional map is an anticompetitive gerrymander.
Note that this *isn't* a partisan gerrymandering challenge; our grievance is the map's suppression of competition (not its partisan skew).
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Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson announces retirement ow.ly/AqyC50Z5IgR
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Michael Li 李之樸 retweeted
May 28
BREAKING: In a trio of cases, the Supreme Court *limits* federal judges’ discretion in deciding whether “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant sentence reductions under the First Step Act. #SCOTUS
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New NYS budget includes $3 million for a state 2030 Census Commission plus for addt’l non-profit organization census outreach. Thx to @SolagesNY @Landondais77 @SenatorCooney @GovKathyHochul @censusSDC @redistrictnet
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May 28
In Louisiana, it looks like infighting between the Callais plaintiffs and the state, with the Callais plaintiffs pushing to eliminate both and not just one Black-majority district.
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In particular, the Callais plaintiffs are accusing Louisiana lawmakers of dragging out the process so that it will be hard to challenge the state’s preferred map with one Black-majority district.
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