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Jan 22, 2024 · The dispute came to the Supreme Court after the state’s independent redistricting commission – a mix of randomly selected Democrats, Republicans, and independents – submitted a new redistricting plan that reduced the number of majority-Black state legislative districts in the Detroit area.
Jan 23, 2024 · LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from Michigan’s redistricting commission to overrule an order to redraw 13 Detroit-area seats in the Legislature, a decision that will likely make the legislative maps more competitive.
- jcappelletti@ap.org
- Statehouse And Politics Reporter
Feb 4, 2022 · The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by the Detroit legislative caucus to redraw Michigan's new voting maps, finding the caucus didn't prove the decrease in...
Feb 4, 2022 · The Michigan Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the state redistricting commission’s political maps late Thursday evening, finding in a 4-3 opinion that the new districts do not violate the...
Feb 4, 2022 · The Michigan Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday against the state's redistricting commission that alleged that newly drawn voting districts adopted by the group violate federal voting...
- Clara Hendrickson
- Politics Reporter
Dec 20, 2021 · The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that Michigan's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violated the Constitution by meeting in closed session and keeping some legal memos...
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Feb 16, 2022 · The Michigan Supreme Court declined a request to reconsider its earlier ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by Detroit lawmakers in a Wednesday order, standing by its decision to uphold the...
