(X-posted at Take Care.) Two of the last SCOTUS mega-cases of the Term share a little something. This morning, the Supreme Court hears argument in the Texas redistricting case.  Tomorrow, the Court considers Trump’s travel ban.  They’re both massive… Continue reading

Sam Wang and Brian Remlinger have posted this timely draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court appears ready to limit extreme partisan gerrymanders. However, defining “extreme” is a challenging proposition, since individual states differ in their political… Continue reading

Ned Foley blogs on the partisan gerrymandering morass at the Supreme Court.

When the Supreme Court agreed to hold a full hearing in the Maryland redistricting case, Benisek v. Lamone, many of us wondered why the Court set a full hearing rather than simply hold the case for resolution of the… Continue reading

In light of today’s Benisek argument, and at the risk of getting banished to another forum (I jest, I think), I offer a modest addition to the Pildes–Stephanopoulos discussion on partisan gerrymandering and the First Amendment. I agree… Continue reading

I have written this piece for Politico Magazine. It begins: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case about whether Maryland violated the First Amendment rights of Republican voters by redrawing the state’s congressional districts… Continue reading