In 1998, the State of Arizona passed the Citizens Clean Election Act (“the Act”), which created a framework through which the state provides public financing to candidates for statewide political offices. See McComish v. Bennett , 611 F.3d 510, 513 (...
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Before 1991, Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District was composed of more registered Democrats than registered Republicans. Brief of Appellees, Lamone et al. at 3. However, in 1991, the district lines were redrawn, leaving registered Republicans...
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In order to guard against actual and apparent quid pro quo corruption, Congress promulgated federal campaign financing restrictions through the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (“FECA”). Ted Cruz for Senate v. Fed. Election Comm’n (“Ted Cruz for...
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Ohio uses two methods for removing individuals who are no longer eligible to vote. Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, 838 F.3d 699, 702 (2016). The first method is the National Change of Address (“NCOA”) database, which Ohio’s Secretary of State...
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Alabama has seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Milligan v. Merrill at 2–3. Following the 2020 census, in May of 2021, the Alabama Legislature and Committee on Reapportionment (the “Committee”) began redrawing its congressional...
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On November 4, 2021, the North Carolina Legislature passed new redistricting maps for its congressional elections. Moore v. Harper at 18a. Twelve days later, Plaintiffs North Carolina League of Conservation Voters and several North Carolina Citizens (“...
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North Carolina voters have repeatedly challenged two North Carolina voting districts in a redistricting plan intended to comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“VRA”). The VRA aims to eliminate racial discrimination in voting by providing every...
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Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit?
Oral argument: Feb 28, 2006
In 1997, the Vermont legislature passed Act 64, a broad and sweeping statute that slashed campaign...
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Overview
The Voting Rights Act (VRA), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 to 1973aa-6, is an important federal civil rights law that protects minorities from discriminatory voting practices. Initially, the VRA only protected racial minorities, but in...