Category Archives: redistricting
Rep. Brown Likely to Sue Over FL Redistricting
Marc Caputo in Florida Playbook:
—Rep. Corrine Brown will likely sue, arguing a newly drawn seat could disenfranchise minorities entitled to Voting Rights Act protections. The ironies and deal-cutting complexities of redistricting are summed up in the appearance and drafting… Continue reading
FL Redistricting Roundup
How Appealing has it.
“Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines”
Nick Madigan reports for the NYT.
“Florida Supreme Court Throws Out Congressional Map, Orders Battleground Districts Redrawn”
Jack Fitzpatrick reports for the National Journal.
More Post Remand Alabama Redistricting Documents
Courtesy of Moritz:
ALBC Plaintiffs’ Motion for Reconsideration of Order Readopting Rulings Not Addressed By the Supreme Court (filed 6/12/15)
ALBC Plaintiffs’ Refiled Motion for Summary Judgment in Compliance With Supreme Court Mandate (filed 6/12/15)
ALBC Plaintiffs’ Remand Brief in … Continue reading
Breaking: FL Supreme Court Strikes Congressional Redistricting: Analysis
The Florida Supreme Court, on a 5-2 vote, has struck down Florida’s redistricting for congressional districts on state law grounds. See
SC14-1905 The League of Women Voters of Florida, etc., et al. v. Ken Detzner, et al. Opinion and Order… Continue reading
Fishkin on the SCOTUS AZ Redistricting Decision
At Balkinization:
Constitutional problem-solving plays a complex role in constitutional interpretation and adjudication. It is not a license to read principles into the Constitution that are not there, or to ignore principles that are there. It is not a… Continue reading
Read the Complaint in the New Wisconsin Redistricting Case
Here.
Note the reliance on the McGhee-Stephanopoulos “efficiency gap.”
“Don’t celebrate redistricting commissions”
Former CO SOS Scott Gessler in the Denver Post:
Before celebrating redistricting commissions, The Denver Post should look at Colorado’s history with its so-called “independent” reapportionment commission. For three decades now, that commission has ruthlessly carved out partisan gerrymanders for… Continue reading
Post-Remand Brief from Alabama Democrats Now Available
You can read the brief here, co-authored by Rick Pildes. It includes an extensive discussion of the meaning and scope of the Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting case.
“Democrats sue state election officials over 2011 redistricting”
News from Wisconsin:
A group of Democrats sued state election officials Wednesday over election maps Republicans drew in 2011 that helped give them a firm grip on the Legislature.
The lawsuit comes two years after a panel of three federal… Continue reading
Bauer Critical of SCOTUS AZ Redistricting Decision and Renzi Cert. Denial
Interesting read:
The doctrinal fine points are open to be debate, but it is hard to escape the impression that Court believes readily in the failures of the democratic process and the part played in this breakdown by self-interested legislators. … Continue reading
“Analysis: Despite Ruling, Redistricting Reformers Pessimistic”
Ross Ramsey in the Texas Tribune:
Texas does not have an independent redistricting commission and is probably not going to get one.
But the lawmakers who have been ignoring the idea for years lost one of their excuses: In a… Continue reading