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Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Dec 30, 2021 @ 4:23pm

Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts
IL Dems, challengers spar in court over whose map would result in more Latino, Black lawmakers elected

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 @ 7:28pm

Republicans and Latino and Black advocates told a panel of federal judges that Illinois Democrats drew a new state legislative district map solely to protect Democratic incumbents and boost their party power, stepping on Black and Latino voting rights in the process.
Judges: Democrats' June state district maps unconstitutional; New September maps still under review

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 @ 4:14pm

A panel of federal judges said Democrats' decision to use "population estimates," rather than Census data resulted in unbalanced districts, under a plan rushed through simply to retain firm grip on power