Daily Kos Calls Gov. Cuomo “Number One Redistricting Villain in the Nation”
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Category Archives: redistricting
“Cuomo to sign NY Legislature’s redistricting plan”
AP reports: “A senior administration official said Wednesday night that Cuomo will sign the measure, withdrawing his promised veto of any “hyper-partisan lines.” Cuomo ultimately traded his veto for a long-term overhaul through a constitutional amendment promised by legislative… Continue reading
“Politicians as Fiduciaires”
Teddy Rave has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Law Review). Here is the abstract:
When incumbent legislators draw the districts from which they are elected, the conflict of interest is glaring: they can and do gerrymander district lines… Continue reading
Proposed NY Maps Released After Delay
“Albany Redrawing Political Map With Old Lines of Thought”
NYT: “This was the year New York State lawmakers were going to stop protecting incumbents by gerrymandering political maps to improve their re-election chances….But in Albany, as they say, it is déjà vu all over again.”
Big Week for Texas Election Law?
“Now Latino and Black Voters Fight for Map Power in Redistricting”
Ross Ramsey reports for the Texas Tribune/NYT. More links via Texas Redistricting.
“Florida Supreme Court throws out Senate redistricting plan”
“Some Texas Democrats wonder if they could have fared better in redistricting case”
Dallas Morning News: “As candidates scramble to file for the 2012 elections under new political maps ordered by a court last week, some Texas Democrats are wondering: Could they have gotten more? Districts for Congress and the Texas House… Continue reading
DOJ Making Section 5 Objections in Two Texas Counties
Texas Redistricting has the details.
“Court’s Map Could Push New York Legislature to Act”
Roll Call:“A federal judge unexpectedly tightened the redistricting vice on the deadlocked New York state Legislature this week, pushing the body to come up with a compromise or cede the redraw to an apolitical observer. The release of a… Continue reading
“Court inquires about Austin congressional district; Inquiry could delay election, clarify issue of ‘coalition districts'”
Austin-American Statesman: “Ithe D.C. court issues an opinion saying that District 25 deserves protection, it could throw Texas’ election schedule into turmoil again. That’s because the San Antonio court adopted the Legislature’s boundaries for District 25 in drawing the… Continue reading
“Partisan Gerrymandering and the Politics of Judicial Review”
Franita Tolson has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The debate over whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable reveals a Supreme Court that is at war with itself. The Court first found these claims to be actionable… Continue reading
Nate Persily Knows How to Draw Straight Lines
Following court assignment, the NY congressional maps are out.