The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over a Texas case that sought to clarify what “one person, one vote” means in American politics.
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Texas Redistricting Case Could Have Effect Across the United States
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday over how Americans are sorted into state legislative districts. A ruling could change the makeup of statehouses and, because state legislators draw the political maps, of Congress.
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High Stakes for Democrats in Supreme Court Redistricting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the way legislative districts in Texas — and across the country — are drawn.
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Analysis: A Peculiar Way to Disenfranchise Voters
Texas lawmakers have designed a congressional district too slippery for either political party to control, making it impossible for anyone to stay in office long enough to build up the clout needed to get things done for the folks at home.
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Court: Texas Elections Should Proceed with Current Maps
The state’s 2016 elections for Congress and the Texas House can proceed under the current political maps, a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio said late Friday.
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State Government
Analysis: Texas Election Managers Are Partying Like It’s 2012
Federal judges are deciding two major Texas election law cases. One in particular — over the political maps for state House and congressional districts — has officials thinking about 2012, when the courts delayed the primary elections.
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Analysis: Waiting, Literally, for the Political Field to Take Shape
Not all of the pieces are in place as the new political season begins. For starters, the maps used to elect people to the Texas House and to the state’s congressional delegation are still tangled up in federal litigation.
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Analysis: Redistricting Reformers Remain Pessimistic After Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court says it is constitutional to let nonlegislators draw the political maps from which legislators are elected. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to happen in Texas.
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Demographics
When It Comes to Voting Rights, Who’s a Person?
A Texas case accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court could decide just who a “person” is when voting rights are concerned. The phrase in question is a famous one: “One person, one vote.”
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Analysis: Legislative Overtime? Look to the Federal Courts
If the Texas Legislature has to come back for special sessions after its current session ends, it might not be because state lawmakers left something unresolved. It might trace back to election lawsuits pending in federal courts.
