REPUBLICAN NAT. COMM. v. DEMOCRATIC NAT. COMM., 140 S.Ct. 1205 (2020)

Issues: Elections

140 S.Ct. 1205 (2020) REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, et al. v. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, et al. No. 19A1016.Supreme Court of United States. April 6, 2020. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY. *1206 Per Curiam. The application for stay presented to Justice KAVANAUGH and by him referred to the Court is granted. The District Court’s order granting a preliminary […]

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VIETH v. JUBELIRER, 541 U.S. 267 (2004)

Issues: Elections, Gerrymandering

541 U.S. 267 (2004) 124 S.Ct. 1769 VIETH ET AL. v. JUBELIRER, PRESIDENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATE, ET AL. No. 02-1580.Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 10, 2003.Decided April 28, 2004.APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Apportionment — Congressional Redistricting — Political Gerrymandering. […]

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RUCHO v. COMMON CAUSE, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Elections, Gerrymandering

139 S.Ct. 2484 (2019) 588 U.S. __ Robert A. RUCHO, et al., Appellants v. COMMON CAUSE, et al.; and Linda H. Lamone, et al., Appellants. v. O. John Benisek, et al. Nos. 18-422 and 18-726.Supreme Court of United States. June 27, 2019. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF […]

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ABBOTT v. PEREZ, 138 S.Ct. 2305 (2018)

Issues: Elections

Nos. 17-586, 17-626. 138 S.Ct. 2305 (2018) Greg ABBOTT, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellants, v. Shannon PEREZ, et al. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellants, v. Shannon Perez, et al. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 24, 2018. Decided June 25, 2018. Syllabus In 2011, the Texas Legislature adopted a new […]

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NORTH CAROLINA v. COVINGTON, 138 S.Ct. 2548 (2018)

Issues: Elections

No. 17-1364. 138 S.Ct. 2548 (2018) NORTH CAROLINA, et al., Appellants v. Sandra Little COVINGTON, et al. Supreme Court of United States. June 28, 2018. [138 S.Ct. 2550] PER CURIAM.This appeal arises from a remedial redistricting order entered by the District Court in a racial gerrymandering case we have seen before. The case concerns the […]

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NORTH CAROLINA v. COVINGTON, 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965

  SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. v. SANDRA LITTLE ?COVINGTON, ET AL. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 16?1023. Decided June 5, 2017 ?PER CURIAM. The North Carolina General Assembly redrew state legislative districts in 2011 to account for population […]

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BETHUNE-HILL v. VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. […]

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ABBOTT v. VEASEY, 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Elections, Fifteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Cite as: 580 U. S. ____ (2017) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES GREG ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v.?MARC VEASEY, ET AL . ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED ?STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16?393. Decided January 23, 2017 ?The petition for a writ of certiorari […]

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Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, 531 U.S. 70 (2000)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Elections

531 U.S. 70;?121 S.Ct. 471;?148 L.Ed.2d 366 GEORGE W. BUSH, PETITIONER v. PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD et al. No. 00-836 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2000 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Issues Presented:?The Court was faced with two questions. First, did post-election court decisions in Florida violate the Due Process Clause of the U.S. […]

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Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Elections, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

531 U.S. 98 121 S.Ct. 525 148 L.Ed.2d 388 GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., PETITIONERS v. ALBERT GORE, Jr., et al. No. 00 949 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES [December 12, 2000] ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT Per Curiam. * On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered […]

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