Category Archives: redistricting

Breaking: Supreme Court Reverses and Remands 5-4 in Alabama Redistricting Case

March 25, 2015, 7:12 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The opinion and dissents are here. My @SCOTUSBlog case preview of Alabama case: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=220511 Argument analysis: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=221453 Opinion analysis coming at SCOTUSBlog.

Bipartisan Measure Proposed to Required Redistricting Commissions for Federal Redistricting

March 11, 2015, 9:08 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Hill reports. Even if such a measure passed (not bloody likely), it could well be unconstitutional.

“Potential redistricting reset could tighten California Democrats’ grip”

March 8, 2015, 4:15 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

LA Times: A U..S. Supreme Court case that could force California to redraw its congressional districts has stirred up fears of a return to partisan gerrymandering, a divisive process that has been criticized for both cementing and crushing political… Continue reading

“Court hears one more challenge to congressional district maps”

March 6, 2015, 1:52 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Florida’s congressional redistricting maps should be rejected because they are the product of a shadowy process infiltrated by Republican political operatives in violation of the law against partisan gerrymandering, lawyers argued before the Florida Supreme Court on… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court and the Power of the People”

March 6, 2015, 8:44 amdirect democracy, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Li: A good advocate tries to make things simple, and sitting through Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing over the constitutionality of Arizona’s independent redistricting commission, it was clear — if there had been any doubt — that former… Continue reading

“A Note on Redistricting Initiatives, Legislatures and the Popular Will”

March 5, 2015, 3:27 pmElections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

Can Cute Kids Dressed as Dinosaurs Stop Gerrymandering?

March 5, 2015, 9:13 amelection law "humor", redistrictingRick Hasen

I guess it didn’t hurt to try.

“Keeping Up with the Congressmen: Evaluating Constituents’ Awareness of Redistricting”

March 4, 2015, 8:58 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Christopher Lawrence and Scott Huffmon have this new article in the Social Science Quarterly.

“Wisconsin legislators should end gerrymandering for good”

March 3, 2015, 8:16 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial.

“Power to the Partisans; The Supreme Court’s conservatives think democracy is overrated.”

March 3, 2015, 9:52 amcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Mark Joseph Stern at Slate on yesterday’s Arizona argument.

“Founders Would Approve of Arizona’s Meddling”

March 3, 2015, 7:21 amElections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Noah Feldman for Bloomberg View.

Some Links on Today’s Arizona Redistricting Case at #SCOTUS

March 2, 2015, 3:13 pmcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

LAT NYT NPR Arizona Republic Politico WaPo National Journal WSJ SCOTUSBlog (and Plain English) Common Cause Think Progress More to come

Is Justice Kennedy in Play in Arizona Redistricting Case?

March 2, 2015, 1:22 pmcitizen commissions, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

My read of the transcript was no. But I’ve now heard from three very smart people I know who were in the courtroom who said Justice Kennedy seemed more in play in the case than it appeared to… Continue reading

Analysis: Supreme Court Looks to Endanger Citizen Redistricting Commissions and MORE

March 2, 2015, 10:41 amcitizen commissions, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have now had a chance to review the transcript in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the news is not good. It appears that the conservative Justices may be ready to hold that citizen redistricting commissions… Continue reading