Category Archives: redistricting

“Austin siblings create board game to tackle gerrymandering”

July 10, 2018, 7:52 pmredistrictingDan Tokaji

Story and video here. One of the creators sends this message: My name is Josh Lafair, and I am a junior in high school. I have always believed that America, despite its polarization, is a great democracy. Then I… Continue reading

Tokaji on Abbott v. Perez: Bad Reading Invites Discriminatory Redistricting

July 9, 2018, 7:49 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

My thoughts on the Take Care Blog.

Grofman on Proving Partisan Gerrymandering

July 9, 2018, 6:56 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

In Monkey Cage. Citing recent racial and partisan gerrymandering decisions, he concludes: Many experts, including me, had hoped the Supreme Court would declare a standard for finding districts had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan advantage that looked at effects statewide.… Continue reading

Michigan Supreme Court, with 5 Justice Republican-backed Majority, Will Decide Whether Citizen Redistricting Measure Can Go on the Ballot

July 6, 2018, 1:21 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Michigan Supreme Court’s order: On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae and the motion for leave to file response to amicus curiae brief are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the… Continue reading

Texas redistricting ain’t over yet

July 5, 2018, 7:51 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActJustin Levitt

Just before the holiday, Rick posted a Texas redistricting update: the trial court issued a briefing order asking what’s left of the case after SCOTUS remand. Rick thought “there’s not much left to do.” But while most of the… Continue reading

Three-Judge District Court Prepares to Wind Down Texas Redistricting Challenge After Nearly 8 Years

July 3, 2018, 9:45 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here’s the order. There’s not much left to do after the Supreme Court killed most of the plaintiffs’ case in Abbott v. Perez. My take at Slate: Suppression of Minority Voting Rights Is About to Get Way Worse.

“Kennedy’s Retirement Could Threaten Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering”

June 30, 2018, 1:32 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NY Times: For 14 years, as partisan gerrymanders across the country grew more extreme, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy came to symbolize hopes that the Supreme Court would eventually rein them in. His retirement this week did… Continue reading

“NAACP Sues To Throw Out Connecticut Legislature’s Map Over Prison Gerrymandering”

June 28, 2018, 4:05 pmfelon voting, redistrictingRick Hasen

HuffPo: The NAACP and a handful of voters filed a lawsuit on Thursday to strike down the map for the Connecticut legislature before the 2020 election. The plaintiffs say that lawmakers are unconstitutionally drawing district lines when they count prisoners… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court affirms without opinion lower court order rejecting partisan gerrymandering claim in North Carolina

June 28, 2018, 6:42 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Breaking: Supreme Court affirms without opinion lower court order rejecting partisan gerrrymandering claim in North Carolina https://t.co/GDhucsNWGM But two other cases remain pending and will work their way back to Court next term. This is somewhat of a surprise /1… Continue reading

3-Judge Court in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Sets Quick Schedule to Potentially Get Case Back Up to #SCOTUS

June 27, 2018, 9:07 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

As I expected, the 3 judge court in the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case has set a quick schedule to consider standing issues under Gill following a Supreme Court remand. Briefs are due July 11. Assuming the lower court… Continue reading

“The Redistricting Cases Are Not About Gerrymandering, They’re About Imposing Proportional Representation”

June 27, 2018, 8:49 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

James Lucas for National Review.

North Carolina Republicans Go to SCOTUS on Paul Clement Motion to Restore Old Districts for Election

June 26, 2018, 7:09 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Colin Campbell: #ncga Republicans are asking SCOTUS to scrap the court-drawn legislative maps for this election and use 2017 map plan instead, citing a SCOTUS ruling in another gerrymandering case earlier this week. More on this in tomorrow's @ncinsider #ncpol… Continue reading

I Talked Texas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina Gerrymandering on the McClatchy “Beyond the Bubble” Politics Podcast

June 26, 2018, 7:05 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Listen.

Breaking:Three-Judge Federal Court, on 2-1 Vote on Remand from Supreme Court, Finds 11 Virginia State House Districts Unconstitutional Racial Gerrymanders

June 26, 2018, 2:07 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

You can find the opinions here. After holding a bench trial in 2015, this Court issued a divided opinion upholding the redistricting plan. See Bethune-Hill v. Va. State Bd. of Elections, 141 F. Supp. 3d 505 (E.D. Va. 2015).… Continue reading

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