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In a motion to dismiss the legal challenge of the congressional lines, IRC attorney Mary O’Grady savaged the arguments made by Lisa Hauser and Mike Liburdi as “bogus legal claims”...
Arizona redistricting judge represented GOP before
A federal judge assigned to a politically-charged Arizona redistricting case represented Republicans in a similar case a decade ago. Legal ethics experts say U.S. District Judge Neil Wake’s background doesn’t...
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Maricopa County says it’s too late to alter redistricting plan
Arizona’s most populous county is moving to participate in a federal court case to argue that it’s too late to temporarily change new legislative districts in time for this year’s...
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IRConspiracy?
Win or lose, a pair of lawsuits seeking to overturn maps drawn by the state’s redistricting commission may shed new light on accusations and unanswered questions that have dogged the...
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3-judge panel to hear challenge to Arizona map
GOP lawmakers seek to overturn redistricting commission’s authority to create maps
Republican lawmakers today authorized the Legislature to file a lawsuit challenging the state redistricting commission’s authority to draw congressional maps. The House and Senate Wednesday approved a Republican motion authorizing...
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Republicans file 2 lawsuits challenging redistricting maps
Republican critics of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission filed two lawsuits today that seek to force the redrawing of the commission’s approved legislative and congressional districts. The lawsuits, filed by...
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Feds pre-clear new legislative districts
The U.S. Department of Justice today approved the legislative map drawn by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. In a letter to the IRC, DOJ attorney Thomas Perez informed the commission...
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AZ Supreme Court unanimous in decision to reinstate redistricting chair
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Justice Department approves congressional redistricting plan
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GOP lawmakers raise voting rights concerns with DOJ
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, two Republican lawmakers said the congressional and legislative maps approved by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission fall short in protecting minority...
