“What is Extreme Gerrymandering? Understanding how extreme partisan gerrymandering works.”
Michael Li and Alexis Farmer for the Brennan Center.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“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
Supreme Court Will Hear Ohio Voter Purge Case November 8
Amy Howe with the November calendar.
“Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Breaking ranks with many of their fellow Republicans, a group of prominent politicians filed briefs on Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to rule that extreme political gerrymandering — the drawing of voting districts to give… Continue reading
Lots of Amicus Briefs in Gill v. Whitford, the WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Via the Brennan Center, here are a number of interesting amicus briefs filed today supporting the challengers to Wisconsin’s redistricting (there are still more briefs coming—update: more posted here):
Heather K. Gerken, Jonathan N. Katz, Gary King, Larry … Continue reading
Plaintiffs File #SCOTUS Opposition to Texas Stay Request in Congressional Redistricting Case
ELB Podcast Episode 18. Eric McGhee and Nick Stephanopoulos: Whitford, the Efficiency Gap, and the Future of Partisan Gerrymandering
Is the Supreme Court ready to finally rein in partisan gerrymandering? Can social science give us a manageable standard to decide when there’s too much politics in redistricting? Is the “efficiency gap” Justice Kennedy’s holy grail?
On Episode 18 of… Continue reading
Sam Wang: A Manageable Federalist Approach to Partisan Gerrymandering
The following is a guest post from Sam Wang:
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear Gill v. Whitford, concerning a partisan gerrymander of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Can the Court set a standard to limit this offense without opening… Continue reading
Gerken, Katz, King, Sabato and Wang Amicus Brief in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Pushes Symmetry Standard
“The New Front in the Gerrymandering Wars: Democracy vs. Math”
Emily Bazelon for NYT Magazine:
The Republicans tried hard to keep the mapmaking process a secret. But they weren’t successful. In the first of two lawsuits brought by Democratic voters, three federal judges berated Republican leaders in 2012 for ‘‘flailing… Continue reading
Read the Brief for Appellees in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case
With Paul Smith as counsel of record.
Justice Alito Stays Order to Redo Texas Congressional Districts Pending Further Briefing at Supreme Court
This short stay (briefing done right after Labor Day) preserves the status quo until the full Court can consider the questions presented after further briefing.
I would not read too much into this order at this point, other than that… Continue reading
“Courting Corruption”
Stephen Weissman for The American Interest:
In January 2010, the nation’s highest court issued its opinion in the Citizens United campaign finance case, its most controversial ruling in this century. Yet despite the widespread criticism it has provoked, the full… Continue reading
“After losses on voting laws and districting, Texas turns to Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes column for WaPo:
The state of Texas is in the midst of an extraordinary losing streak in federal courts over the way it conducts elections. It is hoping the Supreme Court will come to the rescue.
In the… Continue reading