In overviews of the Supreme Court’s current term, the conventional wisdom is that the Court is mostly shying away from controversial cases and topics, as it waits to learn when it will… Read More
Today the Supreme Court hears oral argument in two Redistricting cases from Virginia and North Carolina, Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections and McCrory v. Harris.
At the Asso… Read More
Democrats claimed victory Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a Lower Court to continue examining Virginia State Districts for Racial Gerrymandering, ruling that a District Court had… Read More
Republican Gerrymandered Districts after the 2010 Census have put Democrats at a massive structural disadvantage. That’s why the most important turning point for the future of the Demo… Read More
After holding a Bench Trial in 2015, this Court issued a Divided Opinion Upholding the Redistricting Plan.
Bethune-Hill v. Va. State Bd. of Elections, 141 F. Supp. 3d 505 (E.D. Va. 2015)
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) issued a Proclamation calling for a Special Session to begin next Thursday to Redraw State Legislative Districts that a Federal Court ruled were Unconstitutio… Read More
This Post is by Jakob Stalnaker on the State OF Elections, Election Law Society at William & Mary Law School.
In June 2018, in a Case called Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Ele… Read More
Today the Supreme Court Rejected a Request by Virginia Legislators to put Lower-Court Proceedings in a Case challenging the Legislative Districts Drawn for the State’s House of Delegat… Read More
The Supreme Court will hear Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill (Docket: 18-281) on March 18th, 2019, Racial, a Gerrymandering Challenge to Virginia State Legislative Districts.
Iss… Read More
College Students represent a Crucial Voting Bloc in the Election, but for many Young People Voting isn't readily Accessible.
A Group of Organizations promoting Youth Voting is Partnering wi… Read More
Once known as the Place Royale, Place des Vosges stands on the dividing lines of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris. The square is the oldest planned square in Paris and of the Marais… Read More