Category Archives: redistricting
“Is Bethune-Hill a Major Voting Rights Victory or the Next Northwest Austin?”
Michael Parsons:
I agree with Pildes and Elias that Bethune-Hill is a significant decision that is likely to have profound consequences. But is this big news also good news? We’ll see. Many leading authorities foresee the Supreme Court growing increasingly… Continue reading
“Trump can’t stop the Freedom Caucus. He has GOP gerrymandering to blame”
David Daley for WaPo’s Post Everything.
“S.F. political scientist spots bias in rigged U.S. elections”
James Matson oped in the SF Chronicle:
A much-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court showdown soon will decide whether America’s major political parties can continue to rig American elections without violating the Constitution.
The case of Whitford vs. Gill will test the… Continue reading
“How the Texas congressional map could change: TX-27”
Wisconsin Files Jurisdictional Statement at #SCOTUS in Partisan Gerrymandering Appeal
Private Plaintiffs in Texas Redistricting Case Want Final Maps Approved for 2018 Elections
“A backstory on the Texas redistricting ruling”
Rick Casey in the San Antonio Express-News.
“This is how to get rid of gerrymandered districts”
Ryan D. Williamson, Michael Crespin, Maxwell Palmer and Barry C. Edwards for The Monkey Cage:
Overall, independent redistricting commissions have done a better job at avoiding gerrymandering, as measured by these three traditional criteria. As a result, districts drawn by… Continue reading
“Judge throws out final challenge in 2012 Arizona redistricting case”
AP:
A judge on Thursday dismissed the final challenge to Arizona’s congressional and legislative district maps drawn by an independent commission in 2012.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Roger Brodman dismissed the challenge to the congressional map brought by a… Continue reading
Michael Li: “What’s Next in the Texas Redistricting Case?”
I asked Michael Li, who knows Texas redistricting issues as well as anyone, to explain some of the confusion surrounding the next stages of the case. The following guest post is very informative:
What’s Next in the Texas Redistricting… Continue reading
“Texas lost a ruling over its congressional map. So what’s next for the state?”
Jim Malewitz for Texas Tribune.
“Texas Congressional Maps Are Struck Down for Discrimination”
Manny Fernandez for the NYT.
Here is my analysis of the court ruling from over the weekend.