Michael Li of Brennan Center notes: “Special master Jonathan Cervas has released his initial draft of a replacement New York congressional map. Interested parties have until Wed, 5/18 to submit comments. Final maps will be released Fri, 5/20.” Analysis on… Continue reading

Springfield News-Leader: The Missouri Senate approved a new congressional map for the state on Thursday evening, pushing a last-minute proposal through the chamber despite continued opposition from some Republicans.Passage of the map comes after nearly five months of infighting and… Continue reading

Miami Herald: In a swift reversal of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bold political gambit, a Leon County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday threw out the new congressional map drawn by the governor and approved by legislators, ordering a new map… Continue reading

Carrie Levine reports for VoteBeat.

Bloomberg Law: For the next two weeks, one of the most powerful people in politics is a professor whose professional life has been devoted to studying demographics, political behavior, and mapping.Jonathan Cervas has until May 20 to redraw New… Continue reading

It‘s a smart argument.

Politico: A federal judge Wednesday denied Democrats a request for an emergency injunction to have New York use Democratic-drawn district lines for congressional elections.Then the judge proceeded to relentlessly mock every aspect of their request.The case stems from the… Continue reading

You can find the majority opinion and partial dissents at this link.

Politico: The midterm House map is nearly complete. Six months before Election Day, just a few straggling states are waiting to finalize their lines and a handful of court cases challenging new lines are outstanding.Several of the legal cases… Continue reading

The latest.

You can find the ruling at this link. The ruling can still be appealed to NY’s highest appellate court. Anyone expect Democrats to raise the independent state legislature doctrine, arguing that the NY legislature can draw whatever maps it wants… Continue reading