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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Supreme Court Rules to Preserve One Person, One Vote

    The Supreme Court has soundly rejected a new way of drawing voting districts. The justices said no to creating districts based on eligible voters, leaving in place the status quo: districts apportioned by the number of people living in them.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court has soundly rejected a new way of drawing voting districts. The justices said no to creating districts based on eligible voters, leaving in place the status quo: districts apportioned by the number of people living in them. In a rare unanimous decision, the court said that the change would be a threat to the American idea of “one person, one vote.”

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    3. 16:34TV Roundup: YouTube Stars
    4. 25:32Robert Mapplethorpe
    5. 38:59L.A. Dwellings: A Civil Rights Pioneer in Hollywood
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Supreme Court Says No New Voting Districts, and PCBs in Malibu Schools
    1. 0:30Supreme Court Rules to Preserve One Person, One VoteYou’re reading this
    2. 8:26A Fight Over PCBs in Malibu
    3. 16:34TV Roundup: YouTube Stars
    4. 25:32Robert Mapplethorpe
    5. 38:59L.A. Dwellings: A Civil Rights Pioneer in Hollywood
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