“What is Extreme Gerrymandering? Understanding how extreme partisan gerrymandering works.”
Michael Li and Alexis Farmer for the Brennan Center.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Republicans split over gerrymandering case headed to Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
A long list of prominent Republicans is urging the Supreme Court to find that extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, saying the practice of drawing electoral lines to benefit one party or another is detrimental to democracy.… Continue reading
“Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Breaking ranks with many of their fellow Republicans, a group of prominent politicians filed briefs on Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to rule that extreme political gerrymandering — the drawing of voting districts to give… Continue reading
“Reapportionment, Nonapportionment, and Recovering Some Lost History of One-Person, One Vote”
Pam Karlan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract:
The Constitution requires a decennial “Enumeration” of the U.S. population, following which seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the… Continue reading
Lots of Amicus Briefs in Gill v. Whitford, the WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Via the Brennan Center, here are a number of interesting amicus briefs filed today supporting the challengers to Wisconsin’s redistricting (there are still more briefs coming—update: more posted here):
Heather K. Gerken, Jonathan N. Katz, Gary King, Larry … Continue reading
Plaintiffs File #SCOTUS Opposition to Texas Stay Request in Congressional Redistricting Case
ELB Podcast Episode 18. Eric McGhee and Nick Stephanopoulos: Whitford, the Efficiency Gap, and the Future of Partisan Gerrymandering
Is the Supreme Court ready to finally rein in partisan gerrymandering? Can social science give us a manageable standard to decide when there’s too much politics in redistricting? Is the “efficiency gap” Justice Kennedy’s holy grail?
On Episode 18 of… Continue reading
Sam Wang: A Manageable Federalist Approach to Partisan Gerrymandering
The following is a guest post from Sam Wang:
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear Gill v. Whitford, concerning a partisan gerrymander of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Can the Court set a standard to limit this offense without opening… Continue reading
“David Daley: Sen. Flake is right about dangers of gerrymandering Congressional districts”
Arizona Daily Star oped:
What’s gone less noticed, however, is that Flake – and a growing chorus of Republicans – have begun calling for reform of the very mechanism that helped give rise to Trump and ensured the Republican dominance… Continue reading
As He Did With Texas Congress Case, Justice Alito Stays TX House Redistricting Pending Full SCOTUS Review of Stay
Order (via Texas Tribune).
As with the congressional stay order, don’t read too much into this temporary stay.
“North Carolina redistricting maps OK’d, head to judges next”
AP:
North Carolina legislators finished redrawing House and Senate district maps Wednesday, beating a court-ordered deadline later this week. Now Republicans who drew them must see whether federal judges agree they’ve cured problems with racial bias in the previous maps.… Continue reading
Gerken, Katz, King, Sabato and Wang Amicus Brief in WI Partisan Gerrymandering Case Pushes Symmetry Standard
“Judges: NC lawsuit over partisan gerrymander will proceed”
WRAL:
A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s congressional districts will move forward, a panel of federal judges decided Tuesday, instead of being put on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court tackles issues relevant to the case.
Common Cause v.… Continue reading