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Carter/Gressman v. Chapman

Pennsylvania Litigation

Carter/Gressman v. Chapman

We moved to intervene in a case to determine the redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional map, and ultimately participated as amicus by submitting a proposed map to the court.
Corrie v. Simon

Minnesota Litigation

Corrie v. Simon

Common Cause Minnesota, OneMN.org, Voices for Racial Justice, and individual Minnesota voters filed a lawsuit to protect representation for people of color in the redistricting process.
Common Cause v. Trump (Census)

Litigation

Common Cause v. Trump (Census)

In 2020, Common Cause sued former President Trump for unconstitutionally depriving immigrant communities from equal representation in Congress.
Legislature of the State of California v. Padilla Amicus Letters

California Litigation

Legislature of the State of California v. Padilla Amicus Letters

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we submitted amicus letters in support of extending the deadlines for submission of new district maps by the state’s independent redistricting commission.
People Not Politicians Oregon v. Clarno

Litigation

People Not Politicians Oregon v. Clarno

The People Not Politicians Oregon coalition sued Oregon’s secretary of state to ensure that all of the signatures gathered to qualify its redistricting reform initiative for the November 2020 ballot will count.

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