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South Carolina Supreme Court
Jan 2025

Gerrymandering
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to South Carolina鈥檚 2022 congressional redistricting plan, which legislators admit was drawn to entrench a 6-1 Republican majority in the state鈥檚 federal delegation. Plaintiff the League of Women Voters of South Carolina has asked the state鈥檚 Supreme Court to conclude that the congressional map is an unlawful partisan gerrymander that violates the state constitution.
Louisiana
Jan 2025

Gerrymandering
Nairne v. Landry
Nairne v. Landry poses a challenge under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to Louisiana鈥檚 House and Senate legislative maps on behalf of plaintiff Black voters and Black voters across the state.
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28 Gerrymandering Cases

U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Gerrymandering
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (Congressional Map Challenge)
South Carolina unlawfully assigned voters to congressional districts based on their race and intentionally discriminated against Black voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024

Gerrymandering
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (Congressional Map Challenge)
South Carolina unlawfully assigned voters to congressional districts based on their race and intentionally discriminated against Black voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

Utah Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Gerrymandering
Utah State Legislature v. League of Women Voters (Amicus)
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to the Utah Legislature鈥檚 2021 redistricting plan, which was drawn to entrench the majority political party鈥檚 power and to discriminate against Utahns whose political expression aligns with an opposition political party. The 糖心Vlogand the 糖心Vlogof Utah filed an amicus brief in support of the challenge in the Utah Supreme Court, explaining why the redistricting map violates Utahns鈥 free-expression rights and why courts have the authority to block the map as unconstitutional.
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Utah Supreme Court
Jul 2024

Gerrymandering
Utah State Legislature v. League of Women Voters (Amicus)
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to the Utah Legislature鈥檚 2021 redistricting plan, which was drawn to entrench the majority political party鈥檚 power and to discriminate against Utahns whose political expression aligns with an opposition political party. The 糖心Vlogand the 糖心Vlogof Utah filed an amicus brief in support of the challenge in the Utah Supreme Court, explaining why the redistricting map violates Utahns鈥 free-expression rights and why courts have the authority to block the map as unconstitutional.

Kansas
Jul 2024
Gerrymandering
Coca v. City of Dodge City
Dodge City's (Kansas) at-large method of election for its city commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (鈥淰RA鈥) by diluting the political power of the city鈥檚 Latine community. The at-large method of election also violates the Fourteenth Amendment because it is operated with a discriminatory purpose.
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Kansas
Jul 2024

Gerrymandering
Coca v. City of Dodge City
Dodge City's (Kansas) at-large method of election for its city commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (鈥淰RA鈥) by diluting the political power of the city鈥檚 Latine community. The at-large method of election also violates the Fourteenth Amendment because it is operated with a discriminatory purpose.

Court Case
Apr 2024
Gerrymandering
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
The 糖心Vlogand civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Georgia's newly drawn maps which deny Black residents an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice.
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Court Case
Apr 2024

Gerrymandering
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
The 糖心Vlogand civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Georgia's newly drawn maps which deny Black residents an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice.

Arkansas
Jan 2024
Gerrymandering
NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
This case has two key parts: First, the Arkansas House district map diminishes the voting power of Black voters. Second, both the district court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals radically concluded that voters may not sue to protect their voting rights under Section 2, putting the VRA in further jeopardy and contradicting decades of precedent in which impacted voters 鈥 particularly Black voters 鈥 have challenged racially discriminatory voting laws.
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Arkansas
Jan 2024

Gerrymandering
NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
This case has two key parts: First, the Arkansas House district map diminishes the voting power of Black voters. Second, both the district court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals radically concluded that voters may not sue to protect their voting rights under Section 2, putting the VRA in further jeopardy and contradicting decades of precedent in which impacted voters 鈥 particularly Black voters 鈥 have challenged racially discriminatory voting laws.