Category Archives: redistricting

Breaking News: Supreme Court refuses to stay 5th Circuit in Louisiana VRA suit

October 19, 2023, 12:43 pmredistrictingshadow docketTabatha Abu El-Haj

Louisiana is given extended time to draw its own congressional map and to correct its discrimination. Supreme Court refused to stay order of the Fifth Circuit. Justice Jackson concurs.

“North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year”

October 19, 2023, 10:57 amredistricting2022 Redistricting cycleTabatha Abu El-Haj

AP: The North Carolina Senate’s redistricting committee has proposed two new maps for the state’s congressional districts. Both are significantly more favorable to Republicans. Currently the state’s congressional seats are split between the two parties. The proposed maps favor… Continue reading

Voters “get talked to, but not talked with.”

October 17, 2023, 4:59 ampolitical parties, redistrictingelection timing, party politics, voter turnoutTabatha Abu El-Haj

The newest episode of Our Body Politic also has an excellent interview with Los Angeles City Council Member Nithya Raman about politics in Los Angeles. Raman describes, among other things, a kind of retail, door-to-door politics that involves both listening… Continue reading

Travis Crum: “Stopping Alabama’s Defiance of the Voting Rights Act”

October 10, 2023, 2:27 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Travis Crum: Alabama is once again the frontline of the fight for voting rights. After two years of litigation, Alabama now has two Black-opportunity congressional districts. But unfortunately, there are shockingly few… Continue reading

“Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right.”

October 7, 2023, 8:35 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Republicans vow to appeal judge’s ruling upholding New Mexico congressional redistricting map”

October 7, 2023, 1:54 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico Republicans say they will appeal a state judge’s ruling that knocked down their challenge of congressional redistricting the GOP charges undermines Republican voting strength in the southern part of the state. In a ruling made public… Continue reading

“Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases”

October 6, 2023, 4:33 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

AP: The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the… Continue reading

“Court picks new Alabama congressional map that will likely flip one seat to Democrats” (and Alabama Will Stop Fighting over the Map for Purposes of the 2024 Elections) (Link to Order)

October 5, 2023, 8:22 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politico: A federal court has picked Alabama’s new congressional map, which will likely result in an additional Black — and Democratic — member in the delegation. The new map came after the same panel of federal judges twice found that… Continue reading

New York: “Redistricting case that could influence control of Congress set for Nov. 15”

October 1, 2023, 7:05 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Times-Union: The fight for control of Congress will face a crucial early battle in November when the state Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether New York’s congressional boundaries should be redrawn. On Nov. 15, the state’s highest court… Continue reading

Fifth Circuit Panel, on Party Line Vote, Delays Louisiana Voting Rights Act Congressional Redistricting Case, Potentially Pushing Any Remedy to 2026

September 28, 2023, 5:01 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Li with the details on what he terms a “terrible ruling:” https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1707483620514927098

“After two rejections, is Ohio attorney general slow-walking anti-gerrymandering amendment?”

September 28, 2023, 9:43 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Ohio Capital Journal: One might think that a movement associated with a former state Supreme Court chief justice could draft a petition summary that passes legal muster. But twice already, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has rejected summaries of a… Continue reading

“Redistricting redux: North Carolina lawmakers to draw again new maps for Congress and themselves”

September 28, 2023, 6:08 amredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: With a new state budget completed, North Carolina legislators now turn their attention yet again to mapping the state’s congressional and General Assembly districts. The House and Senate redistricting committees scheduled hearings this week — the last one… Continue reading

“Pluribus AM: All redistricting, all the time”

September 27, 2023, 7:13 amredistrictingRick Hasen

From Reid Wilson’s indispensable morning newsletter on news around the states: In Politics & Business We should just rename this section “Today in Redistricting Litigation” ALABAMA: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alabama’s bid to keep a U.S. House district map that… Continue reading

Without Noted Dissent, and As Expected, Supreme Court Denies Alabama’s Motion to Further Delay Having to Draw Second Black Majority Congressional District

September 26, 2023, 7:07 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The order is here. As I explained, even if some members of the Court like Justice Kavanaugh were convinced there’s a potential constitutional argument against Section 2 down the line, the Justices were not going to countenance Alabama’s disobedience of… Continue reading