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On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case addressing the use of race in congressional redistricting. The plaintiffs challenged Louisiana’s congressional map, which had been drawn to create a second majority-Black...
On February 22, 2022, LWVMN held an event to present an analysis of the new congressional and legislative maps adopted by the Minnesota Special Redistricting Court Panel. A recording of this event is now available. Below is a bulleted summary of the analysis of...
On January 4, 2022, the Minnesota Special Redistricting Court Panel heard oral arguments from the parties in the ongoing Wattson v. Simon redistricting litigation. The Panel heard arguments from each party about their proposed redistricting maps, as well as criticisms...
The Wattson plaintiffs today submitted to the Special Redistricting Panel their proposed plans for new congressional and legislative districts in Minnesota. “Using the plans adopted by the Special Redistricting Panel in 2012 as a point of departure, we demonstrate how...
On November 18, 2021, the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel issued a court order adopting redistricting principles. These principles will be used by parties to the redistricting litigation and the court panel to draw new redistricting maps. If the state...
The lead plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the current congressional and legislative districts have proposed a new plan for Minnesota’s legislative districts. The plan uses the new population data derived from the 2020 census. After receiving public...
FOR INFORMATION:Peter S. Wattson(952) 457-6328peterwattson@gmail.comThe lead plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the current congressional and legislative districts have proposed a new plan for Minnesota’s eight congressional districts. The plan uses the...
Wattson v. Simon seeks to ensure that Minnesota’s electoral maps are drawn fairly St. Paul, Minnesota—Today, the League of Women Voters of Minnesota filed a motion to join as co-plaintiffs in Wattson v. Simon, asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to appoint a...
SNAPSHOT: Why do these Supreme Court decisions matter to LWVMN and to Minnesota?The Supreme Court determined that no manageable test exists to evaluate when partisan gerrymandering might be unconstitutional. Now, the federal constitution does not protect voters from...