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ELECTION LAW:  Federal District Court Judge Orders Georgia Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Map for the 2024 Election

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Hemenway —Senior Attorney On October 26, 2023, in three cases similar to the U.S. 1:22-CV-00122-SCJ, 2023 U.S. 26, 2023), wrote a consolidated 516-page Opinion and Memorandum of Decision also rejecting Georgia lawmakers' congressional maps. On June 8, 2023, however, the U.S. 2d 60 (2023), upheld the U.S.

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The Benefits of Participatory Democracy

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Town hall meetings are a great way for local and national politicians to meet with constituents to hear their opinions on topics they are interested in or to discuss upcoming legislation. There are also a variety of online participatory tools which are used to reach broad groups of people.

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