Steve Mazie on the Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering Ruling
Here at The Economist.
Category Archives: redistricting
“In Michigan & Ohio, Justice Delayed Could Mean Justice Denied; Is There A Better Way?”
Mike Parsons:
In the past two weeks, federal district courts have struck down partisan gerrymanders in both Michigan and Ohio. As a matter of legal doctrine, these decisions are important. As Nick Stephanopoulos states, they reveal an emerging … Continue reading
“Lower Courts Are Lobbying SCOTUS to Rein In Partisan Gerrymandering”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.
Stay Request in Michigan Redistricting Case
Gongwer:
Michigan Republicans have asked the three-judge panel that ruled last week the Legislature must redraw maps for Michigan’s 14 U.S. House seats, the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House for an emergency stay of the ruling.The motion for… Continue reading
“Have court rulings in Michigan and Ohio turned the tide on partisan gerrymandering?”
David Daley in Salon:
Since November 2016, federal courts and state supreme courts nationwide, exhausted by districts crafted with such surgical partisan intent that they become impervious to shifts in the electorate, have also struck down entire maps in… Continue reading
Reaction to Ohio Gerrymandering Decision
On Friday, Nick Stephanopoulos offered his cogent analysis of the three-judge district court decision holdings that Ohio’s congressional districts violate the Equal Protection Clause and First Amendment right of association.
Politico notes that the judges on the case were ”… Continue reading
Breaking: Unanimous 3-Judge Court, in 300-Page Opinion, Strikes Ohio Congressional Districts as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymanders
You can find the opinion at this link. From the introduction:
We join the other federal courts that have held partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional and developed substantially similar standards for adjudicating such claims. We are convinced by the evidence that… Continue reading
“Are states equipped to tackle partisan gerrymandering on their own?”
Steve Mazie for the Economist.
Yet the difficulty of replicating Michigan’s transition in most other states is a hard reality. And the Wolverine state’s success is allowing some justices to believe that the courts can sit back and let democracy… Continue reading
“GOP appeals Michigan gerrymandering ruling to Supreme Court”
Detroit News:
Michigan legislative and congressional Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a blockbuster ruling that the state’s political maps must be redrawn because of an unconstitutional gerrymander of “historical proportions.” Attorneys for GOP lawmakers on Tuesday… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering lawsuit stunner: Daughter of deceased GOP mapmaker turns over his documents to Common Cause”
NC Policy Watch:
The daughter of late GOP mapmaker Thomas Hofeller – the man responsible for some of North Carolina’s most infamous gerrymanders – turned over four of his external hard drives and 18 thumb drives after his death to… Continue reading
Breaking: Unanimous 3-Judge Federal Court Strikes Down 27 Michigan Districts (Some Congressional) as Partisan Gerrymanders
You can find the unanimous 146-page decision at this link.
The court embraced both an equal protection theory and a First Amendment theory, the two main theories the Supreme Court is considering in the pending partisan gerrymandering cases out… Continue reading
“Geography of Redistricting” Conference at Harvard
Wow, this is quite a lineup.
“Fixing Gerrymandered Maps Tougher than Gorsuch, Kavanaugh Think”
Bloomberg Law:
The Supreme Court’s newest justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, highlighted independent redistricting commissions as a solution to state legislatures maximizing seats for the party in power while drawing voting districts.But legal experts say these commissions can’t… Continue reading