Category Archives: redistricting
“Fake news comes to the Supreme Court”
Dana Milbank:
“You paint a very dire picture about gerrymandering and its effects,” Alito said, “but I was struck by something in the seminal article by your expert, Mr. McGhee, and he says there, ‘I show that the effects of… Continue reading
Interesting Commentaries on Gill Partisan Gerrymandering Argument from Fishkin, Foley
Joey Fishkin, The Authority of the Court.
Ned Foley, Of X-Rays, CT Scans and Gerrymanders
With Justice Kennedy Seriously Considering Being the 5th Vote to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering, The Chief Justice Worries About the Political Thicket
Before oral argument I explained that the vote in Gill v. Whitford is likely to come down to Justice Kennedy, with the Court’s four liberal Justices voting to rein in partisan gerrymandering and the four conservatives voting against it. From… Continue reading
Rob Richie and Nick Stephanopoulos Talk Partisan Gerrymandering on “Mean” Podcast
Great Nina Totenberg Curtain Raiser on Partisan Gerrymandering Arguments Today at SCOTUS
“A Supreme Court Case Could Make Partisan Gerrymandering Illegal”
David Daley for Moyers & Co.
“Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Gerrymandering Case”
Nina Totenberg for NPR on “cracking” and “packing.”
“Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court’s big gerrymandering case”
Barry Burden for The Monkey Cage.
“How partisan is too partisan? Wrong question.”
“From gerrymandering to voter purging – the critical issues facing the supreme court”
“How a Wisconsin Case Before Justices Could Reshape Redistricting”
Michael Wines reports for the NYT.
“History frowns on partisan gerrymandering”
Cliff Sloan and Michael Waldman have this WaPo oped.
“Gerrymandering the Constitution: More than statehouse politics at risk”
Carolyn Shapiro for The Hill with an important point I have not seen made elsewhere:
Those of us who live outside Wisconsin (or Virginia, North Carolina, or Maryland) should not assume these issues do not affect us. We all have… Continue reading