“Supreme Court case offers window into how representatives choose their constituents”
Bob Barnes deep dive on how the Wisconsin gerrrymander came to be.
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“Time to Protect Our Democracy; Anthony Kennedy should follow Byron White’s guidance and strike down partisan gerrymandering.”
Palma Joy Strand, who worked with Justice White as a clerk on Davis v. Bandemer, has written this piece for Slate.
Chicago-Kent Symposium: The Supreme Court and American Politics
Very much looking forward to delivering the keynote address at this symposium with a great lineup at Chicago-Kent on October 17. It will be a great homecoming, as I taught first at Chicago-Kent (1994-97).
In the keynote, I’ll be previewing… Continue reading
Wisconsin Files Its SCOTUS Reply Brief in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
I Talked SCOTUS, Gerrymandering, Voting Rights, and Pence-Kobach with Dahlia Lithwick on Slate’s Amicus
Great to join Dahlia on the first new podcast of the term.
Listen.
Lyle Denniston on SCOTUS Decision Not to Rush Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Lyle:
The Maryland case has some of its own vulnerabilities, and those might have played some role in the Supreme Court’s decision to sidetrack it for the time being. The Benisek case has yet to go to a trial, reaching… Continue reading
Supreme Court Won’t Hurry Consideration of Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Kimberly Robinson with the order.
I linked to the jurisdictional statement here.
I expect this means that the Maryland case, like the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, will be held for resolution of Gill v. Whitford, and then sent back… Continue reading
Supreme Court, on 5-4 Party Line Vote, Blocks Texas Redistricting Remedy for Now. What’s Next?
In two orders, with all of the conservative Republican-appointed Justices voting in favor and all the liberal Democratic-appointed Justices opposed, the Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order for Texas to redraw congressional and state house district… Continue reading
Maryland Challengers to Partisan Gerrymandering Seek Supreme Court Review
Jurisdictional statement in Benisek v. Lamone:
This case is a First Amendment challenge to the partisan gerrymander of a single federal congressional district. Plaintiffs allege that state officials responsible for Maryland’s 2011 congressional redistricting plan targeted them for vote dilution… Continue reading
Oops Dept: “Two NC Republicans say they accidentally asked the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering”
News and Observer:
Two of the three North Carolina lawmakers who had joined with prominent national politicians to oppose gerrymandering have now backtracked, saying they didn’t mean to add their names on an anti-gerrymandering letter sent to the Supreme Court.… Continue reading
League of Women Voters Amicus in Whitford
Another amicus supporting the challengers.
Issacharoff and Grossman: ACLU: Partisan Gerrymandering Undermines the Integrity of Elections, Violates Right to Cast a Meaningful Ballot
The following is a guest post from Sam Issacharoff and Perry Grossman who worked on this amicus brief in the Whitford case:
In his concurrence in Vieth v. Jubilirer, Justice Kennedy suggested that the First Amendment provides a “sounder and… Continue reading
“What is Extreme Gerrymandering? Understanding how extreme partisan gerrymandering works.”
Michael Li and Alexis Farmer for the Brennan Center.
“Republicans split over gerrymandering case headed to Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
A long list of prominent Republicans is urging the Supreme Court to find that extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, saying the practice of drawing electoral lines to benefit one party or another is detrimental to democracy.… Continue reading