Category Archives: redistricting
“Opinion: The Supreme Court Has A Chance To Push Back On Gerrymandering Today”
David Gans Buzzfeed oped.
“Will the Supreme Court End Gerrymandering? Arguments Begin This Week”
Michael Wines in the NYT.
“Take it from us governors: Politicians shouldn’t draw electoral maps”
Roy Cooper and Larry Hogan WaPo oped.
“We Drew Congressional Maps for Partisan Advantage. That Was the Point.”
Ralph Hise and David Lewis in The Atlantic:
“I propose that we draw the maps to give a partisan advantage to 10 Republicans and three Democrats, because I do not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11… Continue reading
“In Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refuses to testify”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“Redistricting Edge Saved GOP From Deeper Midterm Losses”
AP:
The AP’s analysis indicates that Republicans won about 16 more U.S. House seats than would have been expected based on their average share of the vote in congressional districts across the country. In state House elections, Republicans’ structural… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Weighs Race Challenge to Virginia Voting Map”
NYT reports on today’s Bethune-Hill II oral argument.
Supreme Court Posts Transcript of Argument in Today’s Bethune-Hill Case (Va. Racial Gerrymandering)
You can find the transcript here.
“Partisan Gerrymandering Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court”
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column.
“U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in appeal of Virginia racial gerrymandering case”
WaPo:
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a redistricting case that could help determine the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature for years to come.A panel of lower-court judges ruled last year that 11 Virginia House… Continue reading
Oral Advocates Announced for Partisan Gerrymandering SCOTUS Arguments March 26
“California’s independent redistricting rules could offer some hope for Republicans”
John Myers for the LAT:
California government auditors will begin accepting applications in June from citizens who would like to help redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps, a task with enormous political consequences.The once-a-decade redistricting process will also offer… Continue reading
“Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways”
The Nation on the piece of HR 1 that would require the Census to count people who are incarcerated at their last known address.
The Census Bureau requested comment on the issue several times in the last few years, but… Continue reading