WaPo: “The Republican-led House and Senate in Alabama approved dueling congressional maps Wednesday that would increase the percentage of Black voters in the state’s 2nd District — but not by enough, Democrats argued, to comply with a federal court… Continue reading

The report, authored by Christian Grose, is available here. From the press release: “The CRC process, by design, is massively more participatory, inclusive, and transparent than redistricting conducted by state legislatures. The result is a process that empowers… Continue reading

Slate on last week’s decision from an intermediate state appellate court: “If Thursday’s ruling is upheld by the state’s highest court, both parties believe that Democrats could conceivably hammer out new district lines that conform to the state’s legal standards… Continue reading

AP: “Republicans, who have been resistant to creating a certain Democratic district, proposed a map that would increase the percentage of Black voters in the 2nd congressional district from about 30% to nearly 42.5%, wagering that will satisfy the… Continue reading

Axios: “The outcome of unusual off-cycle redistricting efforts in at least five states — Alabama, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Ohio — will play an outsized role in determining which party holds the House majority next year.”

AP: “Majority Republican lawmakers have not released their ideas for redrawing Alabama’s congressional districts to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, leading Democrats on Thursday to accuse GOP lawmakers of shutting them, and the public, out of the… Continue reading

You can read the opinion here. Jeff Wice: Breaking News- NY Appellate Court holds for Dems & orders @NYS_IRC to redraw congressional map. Now on to Court of Appeals! @npfandos @Danjanison @RitaCiolli @poozer87 @sarbetter @TimBalk @YanceyRoy @therealjsolo @KaitlynnLisa @NickReisman… Continue reading

The Salt Lake Tribune reports on yesterday’s oral argument in League of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature, concerning whether excessive partisan gerrymandering violates the state constitution.

NYT: On Tuesday, the Utah Supreme Court will consider whether to wade into the increasingly pitched nationwide battle over partisan gerrymanders. The justices will decide whether the state’s courts can hear a lawsuit challenging the House map, or whether… Continue reading