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'Historic Opportunity': Supreme Court to Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Case

Supreme Court Ruling Smacks Down North Carolina's Racial Gerrymandering

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (pdf) Monday that race predominated the Republican redrawing of two of North Carolina's congressional districts. "This is a watershed moment in the fight to end racial gerrymandering," said National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) chairman Eric Holder, the former attorney general. "North Carolina's maps were...

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'Biggest Gerrymandering Case in Generation' Moves Forward

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday advanced what an expert says could be "...

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SCOTUS to Rule on 'Textbook Example' of Racist Gerrymandering

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Demonstrators with the Moral Monday movement rally outside the state capitol building in Raleigh against the government's voter suppression efforts. (Photo: Stephen Melkisethian/cc/flickr)

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will soon weigh in on whether...

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Patriotic Millionaires

Supreme Court Has a Chance to Restore Voting Power to People Once and For All

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Applauds SCOTUS Finding of Racial Gerrymandering by the North Carolina Legislature

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns White House Attack on Voting Rights

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