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Michael Li 李之樸

@mcpli

Redistricting & voting counsel at @brennancenter at @NYUlaw. Opinions mine. Usual caveats about retweets. From TX, so lots of tweets about the Lone Star State.

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Shiro Kuriwaki
@shirokuriwaki18h
The first release of my R package `fourthirtyfive` makes congressional district maps (2005-27, incl. those for next week's election) easily downloadable and mergeable, with hex/dotmaps, real shapefiles, descriptive names, and interactive overlays with #mapbox: shirokuriwaki.com/fourthirty…
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Pope Leo has requested a mail ballot for this year’s midterms. chicago.suntimes.com/pope-le…
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election

Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election

That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.

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A handy dandy map of poll closing times tor next Tuesday (all times ET).
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GOP chair of the Texas senate’s redistricting committee in the 2010 cycle👇#txlege
Suzanne Bellsnyder (@sbellsnyder) profile pictureSuzanne Bellsnyder
@sbellsnyderOct 27
Seliger endorses Talarico in Amarillo. #txlege
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Wednesday fun fact: If Gina Hinojosa wins the Texas governor race, the Texas redistricting case will become known as LULAC v. Hinojosa come January.
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The Supreme Court has once again stepped in (for a third time) and restored Missouri’s 2022 congressional map in lieu of the gerrymandered 2025 map. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx…
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Here’s the Supreme Court’s per curiam opinion. No noted dissents. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25…
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The 8th Circuit has ordered Missouri to use its gerrymandered 2025 map for this year’s congressional elections. politico.com/news/2026/09/21…
Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice

Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court pauses a federal district court order that directed Missouri to use a gerrymandered 7R-1D map for this year’s midterms. The midterms instead will be conducted under the old 6R-2D map. No noted dissents.
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Josh Gerstein
@joshgersteinSep 10
MISSOURI REDISTRICTING UPDATE: State of Missouri and Trump administration both urge #SCOTUS not to disturb Clark order effectively restoring the new ('26 primary) lines for midterms. MO Supreme Court hearing at 11A ET. Docs: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2… supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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Josh Gerstein
@joshgersteinSep 9
JUST IN: MO redistricting fight back at #SCOTUS as opponents of new lines ask Justice Kavanaugh to lift federal judge's order that restored them for looming general election. Kav asks state to respond by 10AM tomw. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/… Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/09/08…
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Today in Missouri redistricting news
Chris “Law Dork” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) profile pictureChris “Law Dork” Geidner
@chrisgeidnerSep 9
BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit DENIES the intervenors' request to block Judge Clark's TRO. The panel includes two Trump appointees — Stras and Justin Smith — and a GHWB appointee — Loken. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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But wait, more from Missouri: A federal district court has blocked Missouri from going back to its old 2022 map as ordered by the state supreme court. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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The court rejects Missouri’s Elections Clause but finds that switching maps at this juncture after the primary would violate the Equal Protection Clause.
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In redistricting news . . .
Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) profile pictureLawrence Hurley@lawrencehurleySep 8
Supreme Court, via Justice Kavanaugh, rejects Republican attempt to use a newly-drawn congressional map that the Missouri Supreme Court said last week could not be used. This means the 2022 (6-R, 2-D) map will be used: nbcnews.com/politics/supreme…
Conflicting court rulings leave Missouri’s congressional map in limbo

Conflicting court rulings leave Missouri’s congressional map in limbo

The Supreme Court rejected Missouri Republicans’ attempt to put a redrawn map in place for the midterms, while a federal judge in a different case ruled that it must be used.

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(The fate of the 7R-1D map will be up to Missouri voters this November when they vote on a citizen-led referendum to repeal the new legislatively enacted map.)
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Also this today on the redistricting front:
Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) profile picturePamela Wood@pwoodreporterSep 3
MARYLAND REDISTRICTING: Supreme Court of Maryland rules that voters will get to decide on changing the rules for congressional redistricting. The court orders a tweak to the ballot language. This is a win for pro-redistricting Dems. thebanner.com/politics-power…

Maryland Supreme Court allows redistricting question on ballot

The Supreme Court of Maryland issued its ruling hours after hearing oral arguments on the proposed constitutional amendment.

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A redistricting twist as the Missouri Supreme Court orders that state to use the old 6R-2D map for this year’s midterms rather than the redraw 7R-1D map adopted by the legislature last year.
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The new map would have gerrymandered Black Democrat Emanuel Cleaver out of his Kansas City area district.
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Missouri’s AG has already said the state will appeal to SCOTUS.
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