September 14, 2026
North Dakota is seeking to dissolve a 2011 court-approved remedial legislative map that was put in place while a Voting Rights Act dispute brought by two tribal nations made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, calling the tribes' request for a deferral "astonishing."
September 04, 2026
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Nation asked a federal court Friday to reject the North Dakota secretary of state's bid to throw out their claims that the state's 2021 legislative map dilutes Native American voting power.
August 10, 2026
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe is asking for a judgment on the pleadings on two tribal nations' challenge to the state's 2021 legislative map following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, saying it's "manifestly obvious" that there's no longer a viable claim.
January 29, 2024
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.
January 08, 2024
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.
January 02, 2024
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.
January 01, 2024
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.
December 21, 2023
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.
December 20, 2023
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.
December 18, 2023
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.