“Geography of Redistricting” Conference at Harvard
Wow, this is quite a lineup.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Fixing Gerrymandered Maps Tougher than Gorsuch, Kavanaugh Think”
Bloomberg Law:
The Supreme Court’s newest justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, highlighted independent redistricting commissions as a solution to state legislatures maximizing seats for the party in power while drawing voting districts.But legal experts say these commissions can’t… Continue reading
“Two Birds, One Stone: The Supreme Court’s Shot to Fix the Political Question Doctrine and Political Gerrymandering”
One of the Citizenship Question Census Endgames: Exclude Non-Citizens from Redistricting
Tierney Sneed:
Catching up on the amicus briefs filed in the Census case at SCOTUS and, oh hey look at that, Ed Blum—who spearheaded the lawsuit that gutted the Voting Rights Act— wants a citizenship question so noncitizens can be… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering as Viewpoint Discrimination: A ‘Functional Equivalence’ Test”
Esquire Interviews Allison Riggs, One of the Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Who Argued the North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Here.
Are Congressional Action, Voter-Established Redistricting Commissions, or State Courts Good Substitutes or Supplement for Federal Court Review of Partisan Gerrymanders?
At the recent oral argument in the partisan gerrymandering cases, both Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh raised the question whether partisan gerrymandering is a problem that could solve itself without federal court intervention. One possibility is through congressional action establishing state… Continue reading
“Equality, More or Less: How the Supreme Court Might Fix Gerrymandering”
Michael Latner:
The lower equality standard reflected in current Constitutional interpretations is well understood among both election law experts and political scientists. Justice Breyer has noted the tension between single-seat districts and proportional representation. The most prominent metric of… Continue reading
“Neil Gorsuch’s Bad-Faith Ploy to Save Partisan Gerrymandering and Doom American Democracy”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate:
As Talking Points Memo’s Tierney Sneed has observed, Gorsuch’s question effectively weaponizes redistricting reform as an argument againstfederal court intervention. His solution—let the people solve the problem—is absurd for at least two reasons:… Continue reading
“Election doping: The Supreme Court does not like gerrymandering; That does not mean the nine justices will stop it”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
Proportionality and the Oral Arguments — Part II
Yesterday, Nick offered some thoughts on the arguments in the Rucho and Benisek partisan gerrymandering cases, and several Justices’ fixation on whether all of this litigation is just a Trojan horse for achieving proportional representation. Nick’s post highlights the fact… Continue reading
Is Justice Kavanaugh in Play in the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases? Or is that Too “Big” of a “Lift”?
In my write-up of what’s at stake in the partisan gerrymandering cases over at Slate, I focused on whether Chief Justice Roberts is in play. I dismissed whether Justice Kavanaugh is in play with a single sentence: “And while… Continue reading
Read the Transcripts in the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases
“Opinion: The Supreme Court Has A Chance To Push Back On Gerrymandering Today”
David Gans Buzzfeed oped.