League of Women Voters

Coordinated Constitutional Challenge Filed

2025-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Legal resistance network files simultaneous federal lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions challenging recent executive orders that potentially violate constitutional separation of powers. The ACLU and Protect Democracy lead a coalition challenging executive orders related to voting rights and …

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Congressional Map as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander

2018-01-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that the state’s 2011 congressional map violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s guarantee that “elections shall be free and equal,” striking down one of the nation’s most extreme partisan gerrymanders. The court finds that …

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