“The Cracked Pipeline: How Redistricting Targeted Women Lawmakers In Statehouses Around The Country”
TPM reports.
Category Archives: redistricting
Synopsis: Justice Stevens Talks About Bush v. Gore Remedy, Equal Protection, and Partisan Gerrymandering
You can watch the video address to the American Law Institute via CSPAN.
Here is a brief synopsis. He began by describing the facts of Bush v. Gore, focusing heavily on “dimpled chad” and “hanging chads.”
He then criticizes some… Continue reading
“Court Of Appeals Approves 63rd NY Senate Seat”
The NY Daily News reports. You can read the opinion at this link.
“Florida: Court Rules Against Democrats on Congressional Map”
Roll Call reports.
“U.S. Department of Justice OK’s Florida’s propsed changes to legislative and congressional districts”
The Orlando Sentinel reports.
“Republicans file 2 lawsuits challenging redistricting maps”
The Arizona Capitol Times reports (subscription required). See also this article in the Arizona Republic. The federal complaint raising one person, one vote challenges is here. the state complaint is here.
“Supreme Court reiterates redistricting decision”
AP: “A legislative redistricting plan for Kentucky is unconstitutional because it doesn’t adequately address population shifts of the past decade, the Kentucky Supreme Court reiterated in a ruling Thursday. Justices also echoed a February decision that legislative candidates will… Continue reading
Arizona Supreme Court Issues Opinion Explaining Why It Blocked Governor from Removing Head of Independent Redistricting Commission
Here.
“Van Hollen appeals redistricting ruling to U.S. Supreme Court”
News from Wisconsin.
Another Lurking Issue in the Texas Redistricting Cases
Warning: Inside baseball post: Last night I posted a question about when we will see the DC Court in the Texas redistricting case. I received a few responses, including one from a longtime reader (critical of section 5) who notes… Continue reading
Just Wondering Dept?
Isn’t it about time we get the opinion from the three-judge DC Court considering the merits of the Texas redistricting preclearance challenge?
Expert Reports in Florida Redistricting Case
DOJ’s Tom Perez’s Rutger’s Speech on Voting Rights
Here. Lots of comments on Texas redistricting, the voter identification cases, and Florida’s new voting law. Perez says that because of evidence of discriminatory intent or effect, section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is still “critically necessary.”
“Road to Democratic House Majority Bypasses Pennsylvania”
Bloomberg: “he road to a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives used to run through the industrial battleground states of Pennsylvania (BEESPA) and Ohio (BEESOH). That’s no longer so as Republicans, in control of the largest… Continue reading