Category Archives: redistricting

October 16 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Election”

October 8, 2025, 7:22 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Thursday, October 16 Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Elections (webinar) 12:15pm-1:15pm PTRegister here.Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law School, Moon Duchin, Director, Data and Democracy Research Initiative, University of Chicago, Michael Li, NYU Law Brennan Center for Justice, and … Continue reading

“Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats”

October 7, 2025, 7:32 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: Utah lawmakers passed a new congressional map on Monday that presents Democrats with two new pickup opportunities in the red state, a potential win for the party as it tries to respond to Republican-backed redistricting efforts nationwide. The map… Continue reading

“Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting”

October 3, 2025, 1:20 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Baltimore Banner: The leader of Maryland’s House of Delegates is pushing her colleagues on redistricting, saying she is “eager” and “willing” to consider redrawing congressional lines to help match changes made in GOP-controlled states. House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones’… Continue reading

“Federal judge rejects racial gerrymandering challenge to NC Senate map”

September 30, 2025, 3:40 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

News and Observer: A federal judge upheld North Carolina’s Senate map Tuesday, rejecting claims that Republican lawmakers had illegally drawn the districts to dilute the voting power of Black voters. Challengers to the map argued that it split up Black… Continue reading

“‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps”

September 30, 2025, 10:48 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps across the country, going as far as weighing a primary challenge to New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte if she continues avoiding a remapping effort in her… Continue reading

“From bipartisanship to power politics: why the promises of Ohio’s redistricting reform unraveled”

September 30, 2025, 7:42 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: In May 2018, after Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved the state’s current process for redrawing congressional districts, the Republican and Democratic sponsors of the proposal declared it would stop gerrymandering and ensure bipartisan collaboration. “Ohio has decided that… Continue reading

Thinking About the Harms from Gerrymandering

September 19, 2025, 4:12 pmpolitical equality, political parties, redistricting, theoryJustin Levitt

The following is a guest post from Sandy Gordon (NYU Politics), Doug Spencer (Colorado Law), and Sidak Yntiso (Rochester Poli Sci), discussing their newly published article — “What is the Harm in (Partisan) Gerrymandering? Collective vs. Dyadic Accounts of … Continue reading

“How Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight”

September 14, 2025, 9:39 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: One Friday in early August, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom sat together in the historic governor’s mansion in Sacramento and began dialing some of the nation’s wealthiest Democrats for dollars. Ms. Pelosi, the 85-year-old former House speaker, and… Continue reading

David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court

September 14, 2025, 9:33 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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“Missouri lawmakers give final approval to map targeting a Democratic House seat”

September 12, 2025, 12:43 pmdirect democracy, redistrictingRick Hasen

CNN: Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to target one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s chances of retaining its fragile majority in the… Continue reading

“Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are reconsidering their strategies”

September 9, 2025, 12:10 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang for NPR.

“White House may discuss mid-decade redistricting with Nebraska lawmakers this week”

September 9, 2025, 6:33 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Nebraska Examiner: A handful of Nebraska lawmakers are set to travel to Washington, D.C., this week for a “state leadership conference” at the White House’s invitation. But, if what happened with delegations from other states is an indication, another reason… Continue reading

“Missouri House Set to Vote on Map That Boosts Republicans”

September 9, 2025, 6:31 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: The Missouri House of Representatives is poised to vote on Tuesday on new congressional boundaries that would create an additional Republican-leaning district, part of President Trump’s national push to redraw maps to favor his party ahead of the midterm… Continue reading

“Republicans brace for redistricting ‘catastrophe’ in California”

September 7, 2025, 11:43 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: Republicans wield almost no power in California. But as a moribund state party gathered here over the weekend, it confronted an even grimmer reality now suddenly settling in: If the state gerrymanders its congressional map, they’ll practically be… Continue reading