A few more points to add to the analyses by Rick H., Rick P., and Justin: 1. Ever since Gingles itself, it has been an open question whether the mere fact of racial polarization in voting suffices to satisfy the… Continue reading

On Wednesday I explained how I quantified spatial diversity and then examined its relationship to participation, representation, and competition. Today, in my final post about my forthcoming article, I’ll discuss the empirical implications of my metric for race and… Continue reading

Over the last two days I’ve introduced the concept of spatial diversity and discussed the role that it has played in the Supreme Court’s election law doctrine. Today I’ll explain how I quantified the concept, and I’ll then present some… Continue reading

Yesterday I introduced the concept of spatial diversity—the variation of a factor over geographic space—and outlined its negative implications for participation, representation, and competition. Today I’ll discuss the role that the concept has played in the Supreme Court’s election law… Continue reading

Many thanks to Rick Hasen for the opportunity to blog about my forthcoming article, Spatial Diversity, 125 Harv. L. Rev. (2012). I’ll be writing a series of posts this week that track the article’s main claims and findings. Today… Continue reading