By the end of the multiple special sessions, members passed a bevy of proactive and precautionary measures. Of note was House ...

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Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of […] ...

A federal judge ordered special elections after earlier ordering the state to redraw the electoral map used to select justices, concluding the current configuration dilutes the power of Black voters.

The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state’s new congressional map that favors Democrats ...

The lawsuit, which is backed by the Trump administration, challenges the legality of the new boundaries by alleging the map illegally used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters.

California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters.