“Scalia’s Death Throws North Carolina’s Upcoming Election Into Confusion”
Alice Ollstein writes for Think Progress.
Category Archives: redistricting
Plaintiffs File Response in #SCOTUS to Emergency Stay in NC Redistricting Case
You can read the 60-page response here. The plaintiffs do not address the Purcell principle question until the very end of the brief, where they say:
Finally, Purcell v. Gonzalez, 549 U.S. 1 (2006), does not, as Applicants suggest,… Continue reading
“Scalia’s Death Could Hurt Arizona’s Redistricting Supreme Court Fight”
Will Justice Scalia’s Death Affect the Outcome in Evenwel? I’m Skeptical
I’ve seen many people suggest this, including the NYT’s Adam Liptak:
The clearest impact is likely to be in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, No. 14-915, on the power of public unions. When the case was argued in January,… Continue reading
Revised Version of Paper on Election Law at the Roberts Court
I have now posted a revised version of Election Law’s Path in the Roberts Court’s First Decade: A Sharp Right Turn but with Speed Bumps and Surprising Twists, forthcoming Stanford Law Review (2016). Though revised, the revision was… Continue reading
What Will Happen with the North Carolina Redistricting Case?
I’ve been predicting a stay from the Supreme Court of the district court order, which would stop the current election (already begun with absentees) and have the state quickly redistrict and hold new elections with new district lines. With Justice… Continue reading
“Can the Courts End Racial Gerrymandering?”
To the Point:
The Constitution requires that the boundaries of congressional districts be re-drawn every 10 years, according to the latest census. In 2010, Republicans won control of legislatures all over the country—and those GOP lawmakers then collectively increased their… Continue reading
“Legislature to begin work on new congressional maps Monday”
News and Observer:
Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said in a news release that they still hope the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a stay that allows them to avoid a lower court’s deadline next week to produce… Continue reading
“Groundbreaking Maryland Legislation Seeks to End Congressional Gerrymandering with Fair Representation”
FairVote:
Sen. Raskin, a Democrat in a Democratically-controlled legislature, has long suggested the best way to hold congressional elections is with fair representation voting. His new legislation presents a creative way to end the national standoff. He has proposed… Continue reading
Supreme Court Docket for NC Congressional Redistricting Case
Here.
“Obama Urges Action on Democracy Reform”
Brennan Center:
During remarks to the Illinois General Assembly today, President Obama called for broad democracy reform, including reducing barriers to voting, implementing automatic voter registration, changing the way our districts are drawn, and seeking reasonable limits on the… Continue reading
Breaking: CJ Roberts Asks for Response in NC Redistricting Case
The response is due Tuesday.
UPDATE: More from Lyle.
Tuesday seems like a long time to wait, given that there’s uncertainty as absentee ballots are out and are being voted. In the meantime, the Legislature has to consider drafting an… Continue reading
“U.S. Supreme Court to decide fate of congressional primaries”
NC Seeks #SCOTUS Stay in Congressional Redistricting Case
North Carolina has filed this emergency stay request with Chief Justice Roberts. The three-judge lower court has denied the stay filed in that court.
I think the Supreme Court is very likely to grant the stay even if, as likely,… Continue reading