Does the SCOTUS Decision to Hear WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Mean J. Kennedy Won’t Retire Now?
That was my initial inclination but now I’m not so sure.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Do we really want the Supreme Court to decide how partisan is too partisan?”
“The Supreme Court’s Chance to End the Gerrymander”
“A new Supreme Court case could rejigger electoral lines for the 2020 election”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
“Some States Beat Supreme Court to Punch on Eliminating Gerrymanders”
NYT:
California is the largest of a handful of states that are trying to minimize the partisanship in the almost invariably political act of drawing district lines. California has handed that task to the independent and politically balanced California Citizens… Continue reading
“Court may rule on partisan gerrymandering – but maybe not”
Lyle Denniston:
Although the court did not explain its willingness to schedule a hearing at the same time that it voted to block the lower court ruling in the meantime, its actions on Monday were not favorable to the challengers… Continue reading
“How 2 academics got the Supreme Court to reexamine gerrymandering”
Vox on McGhee/Stephanopoulos’s efficiency gap.
“Supreme Court’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case Could Have Texas Implications”
Here’s a radio interview I did with Texas Standard.(corrected link)
Talking Partisan Gerrymandering with Josh Douglas on Bloomberg Law Radio
Listen with hosts June Grasso and Greg Stohr.
WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case News/Analysis Roundup
In addition to my piece in The Atlantic (Justice Kennedy’s Beauty Pageant) on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Gill v. Whitford, here’s more coverage/analysis:
Adam Liptak-NYT
Bob Barnes-WaPo
David Savage-LAT
AP
Greg Stohr-Bloomberg… Continue reading
“Justice Kennedy’s Beauty Pageant”
I have written this piece for The Atlantic on today’s decision to hear the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering claim. It begins:
The partisan gerrymandering beauty pageant is returning to the Supreme Court next fall for a limited engagement for an audience… Continue reading
UPDATE ON STAY: Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear WI Gerrymandering Case, Gill v. Whitford, Next Term Analysis
[UPDATE: About an hour after the Court issued its order agreeing to hear this case, it issued a second order, on a 5-4 vote, granting a stay of the lower court order in this case. The four liberal Justices dissented.… Continue reading
What to Watch for in WI Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering Order: Order on a Stay
As early as Monday morning, the Court may announce whether it will hear the appeal in Gill v. Whitford, concerning the constitutional challenge to Wisconsin legislative districting as a partisan gerrymander.
I’ll be writing more if/when the Court grants a… Continue reading
SCOTUS Denial of Motion in Covington Case Reduces Chance of 2017 Special Elections for NC General Assembly
This afternoon without comment the Supreme Court denied a motion to have the mandate of the Covington case issued immediately. What this means in non-technical terms is that the challengers wanted the case immediately returned to the three-judge court to… Continue reading