Stanford University
Law professor at Stanford University who specializes in voting issues
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Nate Persily
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FROM Nate Persily
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
One Person One Vote Goes to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court is taking a case that could dramatically affect the political power of California. It involves redistricting and the idea of one person, one vote. Districts are currently drawn up based on population, but some say districts should drawn up on the basis of who can actually vote, eliminating non citizens. This could have a big impact on urban centers with large immigrant populations, like Los Angeles.
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