The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission largely avoided the deadlocks and partisan divides that plagued other states. And as their self-imposed end-of-year deadline loomed, commissioners approved a final product with fewer fireworks than many expected. Many national redistricting observers view that as a win. “We didn’t have people running out of the room crying or […]

A three-judge panel dismissed a claim Friday by Michigan Republicans who alleged that the new congressional district map drawn by the state’s redistricting commission arbitrarily divided counties and municipalities. The Republicans who sued the commissioners argued that counties and municipalities constitute “communities of interest” —  such as “populations that share cultural or historical characteristics or economic interests” — that the Michigan […]

edistricting process took steps Monday to defend the commission’s work in court against a lawsuit brought by Republicans challenging the new congressional map.