Election Data Services Releases New Congressional Apportionment Study
Which states shall gain, and which shall lose, in the next round of congressional apportionment? (If current trends hold.)
Category Archives: redistricting
Divided NC Supreme Court, on Remand from SCOTUS, Again Rejects Racial Gerrymandering Claims to NC Redistricting
You can find 129 pages of opinions here. I expect a cert. petition.
Breaking: WI Partisan Gerrymandering Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss
A partisan gerrymandering claim challenging Wisconsin’s redistricting of its general assembly has survived a motion to dismiss before a three-judge federal court. This is a bigger deal than might first appear.
The state of play in partisan gerrymandering claims is… Continue reading
“Evenwel, Equal Representation Depends on Justice Kennedy”
“The New Federal Analogy: Evenwel v. Abbott and the History of Congressional Apportionment”
Thomas Berry has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, NYU Journal of Law and Liberty). Here is the abstract:
Since the 1964 case of Reynolds v. Sims, states have been constitutionally required under the Equal Protection Clause to draw their… Continue reading
“Realizing the Right to Vote: The Story of Thornburg v. Gingles”
Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Election Law Stories). Here is the abstract;
Justice William Brennan’s opinion in Thornburg v. Gingles is among the most consequential and enduring in the election law canon. Gingles established a three-part… Continue reading
“Hurdles for Changing ‘One Person, One Vote'”
‘How Children Emerged as Key Players in ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case’
Tony Mauro fascinating column on Evenwel.
Andrew Grossman and Nate Persily Talk Evenwel with Dahlia Lithwick
On the Slate Amicus podcast.
“Judge suggests conditional ruling on Va. congressional districts”
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
A three-judge federal panel in Richmond might choose a fix for the constitutionally flawed 3rd congressional district, but make its imposition of a new map conditional on a later ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. District Judge… Continue reading
“Weighing ‘one person, one vote’ and ‘no taxation without representation'”
Reader reactions to my recent LAT oped on Evenwel.
“Evenwel v. Abbott: Who Will Count in Our Democracy?”
Janai Nelson at Hamilton and Griffin on Rights:
Nothing is sacred in politics; but certain things should be sacred in a democracy. The Supreme Court argument in Evenwel v. Abbott this past Wednesday proved that not even the well-worn principle… Continue reading
“Constitution Check: Finally, a test of partisan gerrymandering?”
Lyle Denniston writes at Constitution Daily.