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Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska et al v. Thurston County, Nebraska et al

  1. January 26, 2024

    Judge OKs Consent Decree In Nebraska Tribe's VRA Dispute

    A federal judge will allow a consent decree that will resolve Voting Rights Act violation claims brought by two Native American tribes against Thurston County, Nebraska, officials to go forward, saying the settlement reasonably resolves difficult voting rights issues in a manner that is fair to all parties.

  2. January 18, 2024

    Neb. County Officials Suggest Stay In VRA Consent Decree

    Officials in Thurston County, Nebraska, say a pause by a federal district court judge might best serve in determining whether to accept a consent decree that resolves Voting Rights Act claims brought by two Native American tribes while similar litigation plays out in the Eighth Circuit.

  3. December 20, 2023

    Tribes Pressed VRA Cases In 2023, With Many Still Playing Out

    At least 100 civil rights groups, minority coalitions and Native American tribes in 2023 continued their challenges to voter redistricting efforts in at least half a dozen states, with more set to play out into the new year in the appellate courts.

  4. December 14, 2023

    8th Circ. Rule Throws Wrench In Neb. VRA Decree, Judge Says

    A federal district court judge wants two Native American tribes and officials in Thurston County, Nebraska, to weigh in on a proposed consent decree that resolves Voting Rights Act allegations, saying that while he's inclined to accept the negotiated resolution, a recent Eighth Circuit ruling "has potentially thrown a wrench into the works."

  5. June 14, 2023

    Allen Ruling Will Protect Tribal Voting Rights, Attorneys Say

    Days before starting a bench trial this week over allegations that North Dakota's new legislative maps disadvantage Native American voters, counsel for the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians didn't know if they could still lean on the central pillar of their case.

  6. May 19, 2023

    Neb. County Can't Affirm Redistricting In VRA Suit, Tribes Say

    Tribal leaders in Nebraska maintain that a lawsuit they filed challenging a county redistricting plan cannot be spun to definitively certify the new electoral map, urging a federal judge to dismiss the counterclaim that Thurston County has lodged in the voting rights case.

  7. April 28, 2023

    Tribes Can't Escape Neb. County's Counterclaim In VRA Case

    County officials in Nebraska can move forward with efforts to affirm their controversial electoral map, an Omaha federal judge said, finding no immediate reason to side with two Native American tribes that claim the new map discriminates against their citizens.

  8. April 03, 2023

    Neb. County Can't Countersue Over VRA Claims, Tribes Say

    County officials in northeast Nebraska cannot ask a federal judge to bless their electoral maps, two Native American tribes say, calling that request a "haphazard regurgitation" of their own allegations that the new districts will unlawfully dilute the Indigenous vote.

  9. January 20, 2023

    Tribes Say Neb. County's Maps Suppress Indigenous Vote

    A pair of Native American tribes say Thurston County, Nebraska, must redraw its political maps to give their citizens a greater voice in local elections, accusing the county of enacting new districts last year that dilute the Indigenous vote in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

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