“Explainer: Wisconsin’s New State Legislative Maps Compare Unfavorably to Other Court-Adopted Maps on Partisan Equity”
Rob Yablon blogs.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Democrats’ redistricting gains hit a roadblock: The Supreme Court”
WaPo:
Wisconsin Democrats thought they had won the redistricting war. They took over the governor’s office, competed in and won state judicial races and filed lawsuits as early as they could, determined to prevent another cycle of Republican-leaning maps.… Continue reading
“DeSantis draws congressional map that would dramatically expand GOP’s edge in Florida”
NBC News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map that would create four more Republican-leaning districts and wipe out Democrats’ national redistricting advantage.The map — which would carve up a Black-held district — was released Wednesday… Continue reading
“Florida Legislature will let DeSantis draw US House maps”
Reid Wilson for The Hill:
The legislature approved a map earlier this year that would have kept most districts largely the way they have existed in recent elections. A new district awarded to Florida after the decennial redistricting process would… Continue reading
“Stung by redistricting rulings, Republicans target state court elections”
Reuters:
Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political environment to elect conservative judges at the state level amid deep political divisions.A string… Continue reading
“With New York District Lines On Hold, Judge Blesses Possible Backup Plan”
NYT:
A New York appeals court judge on Friday signed off on the appointment of a neutral expert to prepare new congressional district lines that could be used if the state’s highest court upholds a lower-court ruling that struck down… Continue reading
“Assessing the Legality of Ohio Supreme Court’s Decision to Deny Moving Primary Election Date”
Mark Brown for Jurist.
“Maryland Gov. Hogan signs redrawn congressional district map, ending monthslong legal and legislative battle”
Baltimore Sun:
Gov. Larry Hogan, ending a monthslong legal and legislative tussle with Democrats, signed a map of Maryland’s congressional districts on Monday that the General Assembly redrew after a judge rejected the first version as extremely partisan.Hogan,… Continue reading
“As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way”
Breaking: NY State Court Finds That New York’s Congressional Maps Violate the State Constitution By Being a Democratic Party Gerrymander and Need to Be Redrawn
You can find the 18-page ruling here, a ruling which is sure to be appealed. If the ruling stands and New York does not draw batter maps, the court will appoint a neutral expert to do so.
I’m guessing that… Continue reading
“The US supreme court’s assault on voting rights hits a new low”
Sam Levine for The Guardian:
Even for experts who closely follow the US supreme court, there was something stunning about an emergency decision from the justices on Wednesday.In an unexpected move, the court decided to throw out new… Continue reading
“G.O.P. Presses for Greater Edge on Florida and Ohio Congressional Maps”
NYT:
With the midterm election cycle fast approaching, Republicans in the key states of Florida and Ohio have made critical progress in their push to add to their dominance on congressional maps by carving new districts that would be… Continue reading
“Why redistricting has stalled in 4 unfinished states”
Politico reports.
The final stage of the redistricting cycle has arrived: gridlock.Spats between governors and state legislators — and between different Republican factions — have brought map-making to a standstill in the final four states still without new congressional… Continue reading