Sentences with phrase «congressional redistricting plan»

The legislature proved unable to pass its own congressional redistricting plan.

[T] he redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting power in two congressional districts... The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing that the proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect.

But in December 2005, The Washington Post reported, «Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo,» uncovered by the newspaper.

Earlier in 2012, a three - judge panel approved a New York State Congressional redistricting plan that was strikingly similar to Unity Maps proposed by the same coalition.

As the Legislature and the courts compete to finish the final touches on their separate congressional redistricting plans, Democratic Assemblyman Rory Lancman is hustling to keep all of his bases open as he campaigns for Congress himself in what is very much an uncertain district.

[7] Texas Monthly editor Paul Burka, writing in the magazine's May 2006 issue, characterized the measure as «DeLay's midcensus congressional redistricting plan» and said,» [I] n order to increase his Republican majority in Congress, he [DeLay] resorted to a midcensus redistricting plan.»

Prosecutors said that the money helped the GOP win control of the Texas House and that the majority then pushed through a DeLay - organized congressional redistricting plan that sent more Republicans to Congress.

Espaillat's declaration — forecasted by Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez last week — comes as Rangel, whose territory has changed under New York's new Congressional redistricting plans, has tried to quash buzz that he planned to run again only to resign and anoint a successor of his choice.

In January, a three - judge federal district court panel in North Carolina struck down that state's congressional redistricting plan because it was drawn by Republicans «motivated by invidious partisan intent,» according to the opinion.

Surprised the Florida Legislature didn't try this: Just as happened in Florida a few years ago, the state supreme court in Pennsylvania overturned a partisan, gerrymandered congressional redistricting plan and, after the Republican - led state legislature and the Democratic governor couldn't agree on a new one, the court drew one up and ordered it to be put in place.

«Through this well - reasoned decision, the court has adeptly responded to the exigent circumstances caused by the Legislature's failure to enact its own Congressional redistricting plan,» said the lawyers, Richard Mancino and Daniel M. Burstein of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

A referendum has been placed on the November 6 ballot; if passed, it would overturn the congressional redistricting plan.

On April 11, 2012, the state legislature approved a congressional redistricting plan, which was signed into law by the governor on April 23, 2012.

Democratic Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the legislature's congressional redistricting plan, but on May 4, 2011, the legislature overrode the veto and the new map became law.

The competition in 2012 was driven in part by a Congressional redistricting plan that was drawn by a federal magistrate that actually made some rationale and geographic sense.

Azi Paybarah, a senior writer at Capital New York, opened his Morning Briefing column with my NY Post Op - Ed critiquing a federal magistrate judge's congressional redistricting plan.

One immediate takeaway from the federal Court's congressional redistricting plan and ruling is that incumbency protection (i.e., seniority and residence) should not be a factor when crafting a judicial plan.

The State of Texas obtained pre-clearance from the US Department of Justice for its 2003 Congressional redistricting plan.

Yesterday the legislature passed a Congressional redistricting plan and sent the bill to the governor for approval.

This past weekend, a voting rights rally was held at Rev. Al Sharpton's House of Justice to denounce federal magistrate Judge Roanne Mann's congressional redistricting plan.

Louisiana map finalized: After a week and a half of drama, Louisiana passed a congressional redistricting plan just before the deadline Wednesday, and Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said he would sign it into law.

They punted the issue to the Courts as they later did with the congressional redistricting plan.

1) Question: A three - judge appeals panel recently considered a challenge to Maryland's congressional redistricting plan.