Court Denies Motion to Reopen Testimony in Texas Redistricting Cases
Michael Li has today’s order from the three-judge federal district court here.
Category Archives: redistricting
Note on Mid-Decade Redistricting and Climate Change
Here’s the abstract to “Disaster Districts: Mid-Decade Redistricting in the Face of Climate Change,” by J. Gray Whitsett, a recent graduate of William & Mary Law School:
This Note argues that judicial and legislative efforts to constrain redistricting… Continue reading
Voting Rights Plaintiffs and Texas Officials Spar Over Mid-Decade Redistricting
A group of plaintiffs in a case challenging the State’s redistricting map have asked the trial court to reopen testimony in the case in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to call a special session to consider redrawing some… Continue reading
VoteBeat on Texas Redistricting
VoteBeat covers the Texas redistricting here. They also have a fantastic quote from our brilliant colleague Justin Levitt.
From the article:
Justin Levitt, a constitutional law expert who served in the DOJ under former President Barack Obama, said the… Continue reading
Could the Texas Mid-Decade Redistricting Scheme Backfire?
This article from Politico, quoting Democratic lawmakers, makes the case.
From the article:
A Donald Trump-backed effort to gerrymander Texas would boost the GOP’s attempts to cling to its razor-thin House majority in next year’s midterms — but it also… Continue reading
“Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana case”
Hansi Lo Wang, looking ahead for NPR.
Roundup of stories on the Louisiana congressional redistricting case
You can read about the punt from (so far):
Me, AP, Times-Picayune, Louisiana Illuminator, NPR, CBS, NYT, WaPo, SCOTUSblog, The Hill, Politico, CNN, Cook Political Report, Washington … Continue reading
Supreme Court sets Louisiana congressional case for reargument
Well, that was unexpected. As mentioned a moment ago, the Court today punted on the Louisiana congressional case, Louisiana v. Callais, setting it for reargument next Term. The order says that the Court will “issue an order scheduling argument… Continue reading
Supreme Court punts on Louisiana congressional map
The Court won’t be issuing an opinion today on Louisiana’s congressional map after all. Instead, they’ll re-hear argument next term.
More analysis coming momentarily.
SCOTUS opinion on Louisiana redistricting coming
But given the time they spent on the birthright citizenship case, it’s not going to be out by the time the digest version of the blog hits your inbox. I’ll have it here as soon as it’s available.
“Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects bid to reconsider congressional maps before the 2026 midterms”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports on two cases that the state Supreme Court declined to hear.
I’m sure Justice Bradley, who angrily pre-castigated her colleagues (in a dissent from the order simply directing a response to the initial petitions) for their… Continue reading
“Recovering from Rucho: How States Can Create National Partisan Fairness”
Jamie Piltch and Aaron Goldzimer have a new piece in the Wash. U. L. Rev. Online:
Rucho v. Common Cause and the failure to pass H.R. 1 have left national gerrymandering reform on life support. At present, however, states committed… Continue reading
DOJ weighs in in Alabama preclearance
In the Alabama redistricting case, readers will recall the May 8 unanimous 571-page-opinion from one judge first appointed by Reagan and two judges appointed by Trump; the opinion said, inter alia, “try as we might, we cannot understand the… Continue reading
“Amid upcoming redistricting deadline, massive changes could soon be coming for Ohio’s congressional map”
Ohio’s redistricting process has been, charitably, a mess.
WLWT in Ohio focuses on the coming summer redraw of Ohio’s congressional lines, which were valid only for 2022 and 2024 under Ohio’s constitution, because they were passed by a… Continue reading