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Following is the case brief for Gill v. Whitford, 138 S. Ct. 1916 (2018) Case Summary of Gill v. Whitford: In 2010, the Republican majority in Wisconsin gerrymandered the State’s districts to ensure a Republican majority in the State for the foreseeable future. Democratic voters sued in federal court, alleging that the partisan gerrymander violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Vieth v. Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267 (2004) Case Summary of Vieth v. Jubelirer: Pennsylvania adopted a congressional redistricting plan after the 2000 census. The districts were drawn in such a way that it significantly favored Republicans. Plaintiffs, who were registered Democrats, sued to enjoin the redistricting plan. The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ political […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Comm’n, 134 S. Ct. 1434 (2014) Case Summary of McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Comm’n: Two federal election laws imposed certain limits on how much a person could donate in elections. The “base limit,” restricted how much someone could donate to a particular candidate or committee. The “aggregate limit,” restricted how […]
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