Common Cause et al v. Raffensperger

  1. November 02, 2023

    Ga. Judge Stays Gerrymander Trial Until Map Order Dealt With

    Two suits challenging the constitutionality of Georgia's new district maps were set to go to trial later this month, but that proceeding is now on hold indefinitely after the maps were declared unfair to Black voters in another case and the legislature was ordered to redraw them by December.

  2. October 27, 2023

    Panel Explains Why Ga. Gerrymander Cases Warrant Trial

    A panel of federal judges delivered the reasoning behind their decision to send to trial two suits challenging the constitutionality of Georgia's recent legislative redistricting, saying civil and voting rights groups offered enough backing for their claims that race was a deciding factor in the new maps.

  3. October 18, 2023

    Racial Gerrymander Challenge Cleared For Georgia Trial

    Georgia officials lost their bid to claim victory in a pair of suits alleging recent Peach State voting maps are racially gerrymandered, and a panel of federal judges have told opposing sides in the challenge to prepare for a trial.

  4. May 30, 2023

    Panel Hints Ga. Redistricting Cases Could Go To Trial

    A three-judge panel questioned Tuesday whether two consolidated redistricting cases against Georgia and its top officials should proceed to trial, suggesting some of the defense arguments in support of ending the cases would make great cross-examination.