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LWV Utah and MWEG v. Utah State Legislature — Plaintiffs’ Memorandum Opposing Defendants’ Motion to Stay

Document
Date
August 4, 2022
Case
LWV Utah and MWEG v. Utah State Legislature

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Utah co-counsel filed a response brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual voters opposing the defendants’ motion to stay (i.e. pause) the case until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in Moore v. Harper.

Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit - Order

Document
Date
July 27, 2022
Case
Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that the case was moot due to a law passed prior to the District Court’s judgment. The Fourth Circuit issued a judgment vacating the decision and remanding the case to the District Court.

Merrill v. Milligan: United States Supreme Court – CLC Amicus Brief

Document
Date
July 18, 2022
Case
Merrill v. Milligan

On July 18, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Merrill v. Milligan, urging the court to affirm the trial court’s decision finding that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. CLC’s brief specifically urges the court to reject Alabama’s argument that Section 2 is unconstitutional and offered numerous alternative maps by which Alabama can eliminate the dilution of Black voters' electoral strength while also satisfying the state’s other designated policy priorities.

Supreme Court Should Reject Alabama Voting Maps That Silence Voters of Color

Date
July 18, 2022
Case
Merrill v. Milligan
Issues
Redistricting
CLC's amicus brief urges the Supreme Court to reject Alabama's attempt to severely curtail Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and prevent the state from using voting maps that dilute the voting power of Black Alabamians.

The Roberts Court Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy

Date
July 13, 2022
Issues
Voting and Elections
Redistricting
Campaign Finance
CLC's new analysis highlights how the U.S. Supreme Court has inconsistently applied the law under Chief Justice John Roberts' tenure, reversing decades of work by prior Courts that sought to perfect and protect our democracy.

U.S. Supreme Court to Consider North Carolina Redistricting Case, Potentially Paving Way for State Legislatures to Sabotage Federal Elections

Date
June 30, 2022
Issues
Redistricting
Voting and Elections
In his statement, CLC's Mark Gaber discussed how the Supreme Court's decision to take up Moore v. Harper could shield state legislatures from being checked by state courts in matters of voting laws, paving the way for bad faith politicians to manipulate election maps and laws to suit their political...

LWV Utah and MWEG v. Utah State Legislature — Plaintiffs’ Memorandum Opposing Legislative Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

Document
Date
June 7, 2022
Case
LWV Utah and MWEG v. Utah State Legislature

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Utah co-counsel filed a response brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual voters opposing the Utah Legislature’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ partisan gerrymandering lawsuit.

CLC Vice President Urges New York Governor to Sign State Voting Rights Act into Law

Date
June 2, 2022
Issues
Voting and Elections
Redistricting
The New York Legislature has passed the most comprehensive state Voting Rights Act in the country, and CLC's Senior Vice President, Paul Smith, is now encouraging the governor to sign this legislation into law to protect communities of color against attacks on their freedom to vote.

Walen v. Burgum: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota — Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
May 26, 2022
Case
Walen v. Burgum

A three-judge panel denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction in a federal court challenge to the two North Dakota State House subdistricts that follow the boundaries of Reservations. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, including the MHA Nation who intervened to defend the subdistrict containing their Reservation, holding that the non-Native plaintiffs had not met their burden of proving that race was a predominate factor in drawing the district boundaries and that the public interest counseled against granting relief since North Dakota’s primary has already begun.

Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division - Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint

Document
Date
May 25, 2022
Case
Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and UCLA Voting Rights Project filed an amended complaint against Galveston County challenging the county’ drawing of discriminatory Commissioners Court maps in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

Kansas Supreme Court Rules Against Voters, Fair Maps

Date
May 18, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab
Issues
Redistricting
In a decision that will have ramifications for Kansas' voters for a decade, Kansas' Supreme Court reversed the district court's ruling the state’s recently enacted congressional map constituted a partisan gerrymander and intentionally diluted the voting power of racial minorities, violating the...

CLC Takes Fight for Fair Maps to Kansas Supreme Court

Date
May 16, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab
Issues
Redistricting
Paul Smith, senior vice president of Campaign Legal Center, issued the following statement after oral arguments at the Kansas Supreme Court regarding a congressional gerrymander concluded.

Harkenrider, et al v. Hochul, et al – CLC and Citizens Union Amicus Brief

Document
Date
April 24, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Citizens Union filed an amicus brief in support of neither party explaining the harms and undemocratic nature of extreme partisan gerrymandering and urging the New York Court of Appeals to apply the state’s express constitutional standards barring gerrymandering and invalidate any maps that constitute partisan gerrymanders.

Victory for Fair Maps in Kansas!

Date
April 25, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab
Issues
Redistricting
A Kansas district court ruled that the state’s recently enacted congressional map constituted a partisan gerrymander and intentionally diluted the voting power of racial minorities, violating the Kansas Constitution.

Alonzo v. Schwab: Wyandotte County District Court – Decision Granting Permanent Injunction of Challenged Congressional Plan

Document
Date
April 25, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab

Following a four-day trial, a Kansas district court concluded that the congressional map enacted by the Kansas Legislature is a partisan gerrymander that also intentionally and effectively dilutes minority votes in violation of the Kansas Constitution. The court enjoined the use of the map in future elections, including in 2022.

Harkenrider, et al v. Hochul, et al – CLC Amicus Brief

Document
Date
April 19, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party explaining the harms and undemocratic nature of extreme partisan gerrymandering and urging a New York appellate court to apply the state’s express constitutional standards barring gerrymandering and invalidate any maps that constitute partisan gerrymanders.

Alonzo v. Schwab: Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Wyandotte County District Court Civil Department - Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Document
Date
April 19, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab

Following a four-day trial in Wyandotte County District Court, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and its partners filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, asking the trial court to hold that the Kansas congressional redistricting plan, known as Ad Astra 2, violates the Kansas Constitution because it is an extreme partisan gerrymander and because it intentionally dilutes the votes of minority voters.

Brief of Amicus Curiae Campaign Legal Center

Document
Date
April 14, 2022
Case
In the Matter of the 2022 Maryland Legislative Redistricting

Campaign Legal Center submitted this amicus brief to the Maryland Court of Appeals advocating for the court to explicitly rule that partisan gerrymandering violates the Maryland Declaration of Rights.

Discriminatory Washington State Legislative Map to Remain in Place for 2022 Election, Lawsuit Heads to Trial

Date
April 13, 2022
Case
Soto Palmer, et al., v. Hobbs, et al.
Issues
Redistricting
CLC's Paul Smith issued the following statement after a district court in Washington denied a CLC motion to block the enacted state legislative map for district 15 from going into effect for the 2022 election cycle.

Victory! Court Upholds Maps Developed by Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission

Date
April 5, 2022
Case
Banerian v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
The district court upheld the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's congressional maps, ruling that these maps were the closest to complying with the U.S. Supreme Court's "one-person, one-vote rule."

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