Category Archives: redistricting

“Will Jocelyn Benson defend Michigan gerrymandering tactics she once fought?”

January 12, 2019, 4:59 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Bridge: Nearly a decade after Republicans redrew Michigan’s political districts, a federal lawsuit is set for trial Feb. 5 to determine if they were illegally gerrymandered. Just one hiccup. The new defendant in the case – the one responsible… Continue reading

“Will 2019 bring an end to partisan gerrymandering?”

January 11, 2019, 8:16 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tony Pugh for The Newsroom.

“The Supreme Court Could Make Gerrymandering Worse”

January 7, 2019, 8:02 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins: The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to take up partisan gerrymandering cases from North Carolina and Maryland brought to mind a saying attributed to Judy Garland: Behind every cloud… Continue reading

Roundup of Stories on SCOTUS Decision to Hear North Carolina and Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Cases

January 6, 2019, 9:11 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Howard has it.

Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Cases from North Carolina and Maryland in March

January 4, 2019, 12:10 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here is the Court order. On what this means, see my tweet thread yesterday. And see The Next Threat to Redistricting Reform, Harvard Law Review Blog, Oct. 22, 2018 How Justice Kennedy’s Successor Will Wreak Havoc on Voting … Continue reading

“Panels to End Gerrymandering Could Reach SCOTUS Again”

January 4, 2019, 8:20 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

USLW reports.

Some Thoughts on What the Supreme Court Will Do with the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Coming Before It

January 3, 2019, 6:31 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tweet thread from me, starts here: There's an excellent chance that tomorrow the Supreme Court will announce it will take up (again) the question whether partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional. Don't take an agreement to hear case as a sign the… Continue reading

Federal Court Remands North Carolina State Partisan Gerrymandering Case Back to State Court

January 2, 2019, 10:45 amredistrictingRick Hasen

This order was expected; an opinion is promised to follow. Earlier coverage: With North Carolina Supreme Court Now Holding Democratic Majority, Republicans in North Carolina Legislature Seek to Move Partisan Gerrymandering Case to Federal Court.

“Voters Rejected Gerrymandering In 2018, But Some Lawmakers Try To Hold Power”

December 28, 2018, 8:16 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Partisan Gerrymandering, the First Amendment, and the Political Outsider”

December 19, 2018, 9:03 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bertrall Ross has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Columbia Law Review). Here is the abstract: The most recent call for judicial intervention into state partisan gerrymandering practices ran aground on the shoals of standing doctrine in Gill v. Whitford.… Continue reading

With North Carolina Supreme Court Now Holding Democratic Majority, Republicans in North Carolina Legislature Seek to Move Partisan Gerrymandering Case to Federal Court

December 17, 2018, 6:09 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Michael Li has the details in this twitter thread: North Carolina Republicans have removed the state-court partisan gerrymandering case challenging the state's legislative maps to federal court. Notice of removal here: https://t.co/cNnNyci9bW #fairmaps #ncpol 1/ — Michael Li 李之樸… Continue reading

“Jersey Democrats cancel vote on controversial redistricting plan”

December 16, 2018, 6:13 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

NJ.com: Inundated with fierce opposition from across the political spectrum, Democrats who lead the New Jersey Legislature have abruptly shelved a controversial redistricting plan that critics say could bolster their power for decades. Democratic leaders had scheduled a vote for… Continue reading

“Va. House GOP asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop new electoral map”

December 14, 2018, 8:52 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Republican leaders in the Virginia House of Delegates have formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and block a lower court’s efforts to redraw the House map for the 2019 elections. In a court filing… Continue reading

“Democrats in New Jersey Have a Firm Grip on Power. They Want Even More.”

December 13, 2018, 9:17 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: Legislative power brokers across the country have long designed district lines in back-room deals that entrenched their control for years, if not decades. But now, Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey are carrying out a power grab in an unusually… Continue reading