Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians et al v. Jaeger

  1. January 29, 2024

    ND Assembly Can't Intervene In VRA Appeal, 8th Circ. Says

    The North Dakota Legislative Assembly can't intervene in an appeal by Secretary of State Micheal Howe seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling that found the government body's redrawing of districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the Eighth Circuit said.

  2. January 08, 2024

    ND Must Adopt Tribes' Redistricting Plan, Judge Says

    The North Dakota Legislative Assembly must adopt two tribes' plan to correct Voting Rights Act violations, a federal district judge ruled on Monday, while denying state lawmakers' time extension request to implement a remedial redistricting map past the court-ordered Dec. 22 deadline.

  3. January 02, 2024

    ND Assembly Seeks More Time To Redraw Election Map

    North Dakota's Legislative Assembly wants a federal district court to deny two tribes' request for the adoption of a remedial redistricting map after the lawmakers missed a Dec. 22 deadline to correct Voting Rights Act violations, arguing there's no reason to impose a remedial map amid work toward a solution.

  4. January 01, 2024

    The Biggest Cases To Watch In Native American Law This Year

    Disputes over administrative healthcare costs for tribes that could cost the federal government billions and Voting Rights Act cases that have the potential to undo rulings in several states all gained speed in 2023 with legal experts predicting major decisions out of the appellate courts in the new year.

  5. December 21, 2023

    8th Circ. Won't Extend ND's Deadline To Comply With VRA

    The North Dakota Legislative Assembly's bid to extend a deadline to submit a plan that will remedy Voting Rights Act violations would be better served in federal district court, the Eighth Circuit has ruled.

  6. December 20, 2023

    Tribes Pressed VRA Cases In 2023, With Many Still Playing Out

    At least 100 civil rights groups, minority coalitions and Native American tribes in 2023 continued their challenges to voter redistricting efforts in at least half a dozen states, with more set to play out into the new year in the appellate courts.

  7. December 18, 2023

    ND Needs More Time For New Voting Map, Lawmakers Say

    The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is asking the Eighth Circuit for "a reasonable opportunity" to come up with a new redistricting plan that would remedy Voting Rights Act violations, saying a lower court's Dec. 22 deadline does not allow enough time for remedial legislation to get through the state's processes.

  8. December 15, 2023

    8th Circ. Denies Stay In North Dakota Voting Rights Ruling

    The Eighth Circuit on Friday denied a stay bid by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe that would have halted a lower court's ruling that ordered the state's lawmakers to remedy Voting Rights Act violations by Dec. 22 and instead allowed the contested map to guide its 2024 elections.

  9. December 14, 2023

    ND Secretary Of State Seeks 8th Circ. Stay In VRA Ruling

    North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe is asking the Eighth Circuit to "preserve the status quo" and stay an order requiring the state's lawmakers to remedy Voting Rights Act violations and allow its already enacted redistricting map to remain in place for the 2024 elections while litigation plays out in the appellate court.

  10. December 11, 2023

    Late VRA Map Unfair To Voters And Candidates, ND Says

    Any change to North Dakota's redistricting map after Dec. 31 can't be undone without causing significant confusion and hardships among voters and candidates, Secretary of State Micheal Howe has told a federal district judge, saying a stay in judgment will allow its lawmakers a "reasonable opportunity" to adopt a remedial plan before the court imposes one.