Category Archives: redistricting

“Lawmakers offer flurry of amendments to proposed congressional districts map”

August 13, 2015, 7:34 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Miami Herald: After days of listening to how their staff redrew Florida’s 27 congressional districts in relative seclusion, state legislators Wednesday started taking their own turn at re-mapping the state. By the end of the third day of the… Continue reading

“Lawmakers reluctantly convene for another redistricting session”

August 11, 2015, 7:22 amredistrictingRick Hasen

The Miami Herald reports.

“US Rep Corrine Brown Legal Challenge to New Districts Halted”

August 10, 2015, 1:46 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports.

“The Most Gerrymandered State in America; Study shows Wisconsin most gerrymandered in 42 years. Case is filed in federal court.”

August 9, 2015, 7:49 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

“Murphy’s Law” column.

“Take 3: Lawmakers try to fix ‘tainted’ lines for Congress”

August 9, 2015, 7:42 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The latest on FL redistricting.

“Donna Edwards breaks with party over redistricting again”

August 7, 2015, 2:05 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo: Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) is breaking with other Democrats again over redistricting, saying she’s open to an independent commission proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R). “I have long supported redistricting reforms to end the damage partisan gerrymandering does… Continue reading

“Corrine Brown seeks to stop redistricting in court, says it dilutes minority voting”

August 7, 2015, 8:55 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Orlando Sentinel: Implying that a secret, racist agenda may be in play to eliminate Congressional districts drawn to represent black voters, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to stop Florida’s redistricting effort. On Wednesday the… Continue reading

“Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel pledge to not run against each other”

August 7, 2015, 7:29 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel issued a joint statement today in response to the proposed map by the state Legislature which shows that their homes will both be in District 21.”

“Federal judges reject GOP request to delay special session on redistricting”

August 5, 2015, 4:40 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: “A panel of judges has rejected Republican requests to delay an upcoming special legislative session called to draw new congressional boundaries in Virginia. The panel ruled 2-1 Wednesday that it was not going to extend a Sept. 1… Continue reading

“Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State”

August 5, 2015, 4:22 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

New book on Florida redistricting by Seth McKee. Click on the link to get the book this month at half price.

“Redistricting Could Have the Most Disparate Effect”

August 5, 2015, 4:01 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos’s contribution to NYT’s Room for Debate forum on the future of the Voting Rights Act is now up.

“GOP suit: Florida redistricting law equals ‘thought policing'”

August 5, 2015, 12:17 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico on a strange claim: Two Florida Republican Party officials have filed a federal lawsuit to block the state’s anti-gerrymandering constitutional clauses, arguing the provisions limit First Amendment speech and amount to “thought policing.” The lawsuit, filed Tuesday night in… Continue reading

“Election Law’s Path in the Roberts Court’s First Decade: A Sharp Right Turn But with Speed Bumps and Surprising Twists”

August 5, 2015, 6:25 amcampaign finance, election administration, political parties, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted this draft on SSRN. It is still an early draft. Comments welcome! Here is the abstract: The first decade of election law cases at the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roberts brought election law… Continue reading