Category Archives: redistricting
“Is Groton the Next Evenwel?”
Paul Edelman has posted this very interesting draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In Evenwel v Abbott the Supreme Court left open the question of whether states could employ population measures other than total population as a basis for… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Democrats seek to bring redistricting case back to Supreme Court before 2020 elections”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans are claiming victory with Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to send a lawsuit over the state’s legislative boundaries back to a lower court without addressing whether the map is constitutionally drawn.
But Democrats say the ruling… Continue reading
“The Best Way to Fix Gerrymandering Is to Make It Useless”
Lee Drutman NYT oped:
Reformers could certainly try again next year, perhaps finding new approaches to avoid the shoals of standing. But a better approach would be to revamp the antiquated electoral institution that makes elaborate districting schemes both possible… Continue reading
“Justice Kagan is Obi Wan Kenobi”
Guy Charles for the ACS Blog on Gill.
“With gerrymandering, Supreme Court hangs on Justice Kennedy’s words”
Carolyn Shapiro oped in The Hill.
SCOTUSBlog Symposium on Gill Case Begins with Gans, Muller
Strong start:
Special Feature: Symposium on the court’s rulings in Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone
Date
Author
Post Title
06.19.18
David Gans
Symposium: The fight to vindicate our Constitution’s promise of democracy is far from over
06.18.18
Derek … Continue reading
“High Court Punts A Major Test Of Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“The Supreme Court punted on gerrymandering. But America’s redistricting problem can’t be fixed by judges.”
Eric Segall for NBC Think.
“Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge: The 5 D’s of the Gill v. Whitford Decision”
“14 Years Later, Progress Is Elusive for Supreme Court on Partisan Redistricting”
Marcia Coyle:
Stanford Law School’s Pamela Karlan, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of law professors supporting the Wisconsin challengers, said the decision reflects “four justices who will never find this justiciable and four who will… Continue reading
“9-0 ruling masks deep division on gerrymandering at Supreme Court”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
“Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT:
But the decisions were a setback for critics of gerrymandering, who had hoped that the Supreme Court would transform American democracy by subjecting to close judicial scrutiny the way districts have been redrawn to… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Leaves ‘Wild West’ Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.