“How a Wisconsin Case Before Justices Could Reshape Redistricting”
Michael Wines reports for the NYT.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“History frowns on partisan gerrymandering”
Cliff Sloan and Michael Waldman have this WaPo oped.
“Gerrymandering the Constitution: More than statehouse politics at risk”
Carolyn Shapiro for The Hill with an important point I have not seen made elsewhere:
Those of us who live outside Wisconsin (or Virginia, North Carolina, or Maryland) should not assume these issues do not affect us. We all have… Continue reading
“Can the Supreme Court Fix American Politics?”
NYT editorial on Gil v Whitford.
“Courting Kennedy”
“To Limit Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Needs Just to Reaffirm Equal Population Requirement”
“Litigating the Line Between Past and Present; The Supreme Court is about to take up another blockbuster voting rights case. At its core is a struggle over the limits of history.”
Sara Mayeux for Bunk History:
How past is the past? That quandary, among the definitional puzzles of the human condition, is also the crux of the voting rights battles currently rending statehouses and federal courts around the country. Election law… Continue reading
Ned Foley on Why Oral Argument Might Matter in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case, and Some Questions
Ned:
It is often said that oral arguments rarely make a difference to the outcome of a Supreme Court case, that the Justices’ minds are essentially made up before oral argument begins.
But Gill v. Whitford, the blockbuster partisan gerrymandering… Continue reading
Will Justice Kennedy Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering in Gill v. Whitford, Argued at SCOTUS Oct. 3?
I have spoken to many reporters and others asking me what I think is going to happen in Gill v. Whitford, the partisan gerrymandering case out of Wisconsin being argued at the Supreme Court on October 3. In particular, they… Continue reading
Supreme Court Allows Texas To Drag Out Redistricting Appeal, Enjoying Benefit of Temporary Stay
Michael Li:
In one-line orders today (here and here), the Supreme Court rejected a request by plaintiffs in the Texas redistricting case that the Supreme Court expedite appeals by the State of Texas.
The plaintiffs’ requests would have… Continue reading
“The Case Against Partisan Gerrymandering”
Nick Stephanopoulos for Slate:
The underlying debate in Whitford, then, has a clear winner and a clear implication. Far from being tangential, party is currently the most important driver of voter and legislator behavior. This fact causes today’s gerrymandering to… Continue reading
“Supreme Court case offers window into how representatives choose their constituents”
Bob Barnes deep dive on how the Wisconsin gerrrymander came to be.
“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