“No Change in Apportionment Allocations With New 2016 Census Estimates; But Greater Change Likely by 2020”
New report from Election Data Services.
Category Archives: redistricting
Dahlia Lithwick Talks to Marc Elias on Partisan Gerrymandering and Carolyn Shapiro on the Electoral College
Listen at Slate Amicus.
Some responses to Prof. Schuck
Professor Peter Schuck is the author of an important 1987 article expressing doubt that the courts can successfully combat partisan gerrymandering. In a recent guest post on the Election Law Blog, Professor Schuck extends his skepticism to last month’s decision… Continue reading
“Bethune-Hill & McCrory: If Either Party Wins, We All Lose”
Mike Parsons on yesterday’s racial gerrymandering arguments.
“SCOTUS hearing VA & NC Gerrymandering cases today. Suffice to say, Racial Gerrymandering in Deep South states is even worse”
Dan Smith:
Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in gerrymandering cases from North Carolina and Virginia. Plaintiffs claim that GOP lawmakers in the two states excessively packed black voters into congressional and state legislative districts, thus diluting the influence… Continue reading
“Redistricting and Representation Drawing Fair Election Districts Instead of Manipulated Maps”
New report from CAP.
Peter Schuck: “Still in the Thickest Thicket”
Here is a guest post from Professor Peter Schuck:
Still in the Thickest Thicket
Peter Schuck
Just before Thanksgiving, a 3-judge federal court gave Democrats good reason to cheer. It struck down a Wisconsin districting plan favoring Republican candidates… Continue reading
Howard Rounds Up News Reports on Yesterday’s SCOTUS Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Pair
Here.
For my views on these cases generally, see my Racial Gerrymandering’s Questionable Revival, 67 Alabama Law Review 365 (2015).
“Questions Of Race And Redistricting Return To The Supreme Court”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR on today’s racial gerrymandering cases being argued today at SCOTUS.
For my views on these cases generally, see my Racial Gerrymandering’s Questionable Revival, 67 Alabama Law Review 365 (2015).
“Where Unfair Voting Practices Begin”
NYT editorial on partisan gerrymandering.
“California just proved how cracking down on gerrymandering isn’t all it’s cracked up to be”
The Fix: “For the fourth time in 12 years, not a single one of the state’s 50-plus congressional districts switched parties. Just as in 2010, 2008 and 2004, every single seat returned to the party that previously controlled it.”
Gans on Next Week’s Racial Gerrymandering Cases
David Gans at Balkinization, on the cases from North Carolina and Virginia to be argued Monday.
Gerken on Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
At Vox:
Democrats have reason to be frustrated these days. They won the presidential popular vote and the Senate popular vote, and they were just shy of winning the House popular vote. And yet they are entirely… Continue reading
“Court Orders Special Legislative Election for NC in 2017 with Redrawn Districts”
McClatchy and Reuters on yesterday’s order from the three-judge USDC in the North Carolina racial gerrymandering case, requiring state house and senate districts to be redrawn by March 15, 2017.