Category Archives: redistricting

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

What About the Other Case Claiming Partisan Gerrymandering in North Carolina?

June 25, 2018, 8:46 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Li reminds us: Side note: There actually is a third North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case – Harris v. Cooper – that still is awaiting some action by SCOTUS. It also had been set for conference last week, but… Continue reading

How Appealing Roundup of Stories on Texas Redistricting Decision

June 25, 2018, 8:42 pmredistricting, residency, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find it here. You can also read my Slate piece on the decision, “Suppression of Minority Voting Rights Is About to Get Way Worse; The Supreme Court has put its thumb on the scales in favor of discriminatory … Continue reading

“It’s a Mess”

June 25, 2018, 4:43 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Great opening quoting Justin Levitt and Rick Pildes in this well-done NPR report by Nina Totenberg on today’s Texas redistricting decision.

BREAKING: SCOTUS Sends Back North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Rather Than Setting It for Argument.

June 25, 2018, 6:40 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Supreme Court has vacated and remanded the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, rather than setting it for argument. This is another sign Justice Kennedy is not ready to weigh back in so fast. I discussed what that remand order… Continue reading

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