Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on state law grounds held the state’s congressional districting violated the state constitution. It ordered the state legislature to submit a plan with compact and contiguous districts.  If it can’t get a plan signed by… Continue reading

New Bruce Cain column in the American Interest: The Supreme Court has decided to review three partisan redistricting cases this term. One case centers on an alleged Republican partisan gerrymander in Wisconsin (Gill v. Whitford), another on an alleged Democratic… Continue reading

Justin here: just a quick note for those trying desperately to keep track of what’s where in North Carolina redistricting given the last few days.  (This is the really short version.)  Don’t worry, this’ll all change by the time you… Continue reading

Bloomberg Businessweek, with the subhead: “Academics give SCOTUS cover to rule on extreme cases of redistricting.”

This just in: The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted, and it is ordered that the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North… Continue reading

 Paul Clement’s reply brief for North Carolina. Here’s what I wrote last week about the stay request’s chances: Meanwhile, Paul Clement just filed a stay motion in the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, where the lower court had just… Continue reading

Republican governor in Democratic state will sign brief arguing the Supreme Court should rein in partisan gerrymandering.

News and Observer: Attorneys representing voters who successfully challenged North Carolina’s congressional districts as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders are protesting lawmakers’ attempt to use the election maps again this year. U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts had given attorneys until noon… Continue reading

You can read it here.  A snippet: [Update: Here is a second opposition to the stay request.]  

I noted on Friday the Supreme Court’s order to hear two Texas redistricting appeals raising claims under the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution (including racially discriminatory intent and racial gerrymandering claims). I also noted that the Court did not… Continue reading

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column.