Must-read: It might be that population-based redistricting in Texas, and for that matter in most states, is unwise for this reason. The argument that these practices are quite administrable and wholly consistent with decades of practice, while true, may… Continue reading

Jon Fleischman: Clearly this case presents a conflict for conservatives, who would otherwise welcome the political ramifications of changes in districts, because such a ruling, if it came down, would represent a severe legal assault on the notion of… Continue reading

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

Jess Bravin interesting report.

538 reports.

Richard Winger helpfully points out some confusion about the effects of Evenwel on reapportionment. So let’s make this clear. 1. At issue in Evenwel, is whether drawing district for state legislatures and other state purposes must be done on total… Continue reading

Great find by Marty Lederman, who praises the Chief’s analysis. Watch these arguments, and perhaps even this brief, be cited in the Evenwel briefing.

Great interview with Nate Persily by Madeiline Brand.

Noah Feldman for Bloomberg View.

In my Slate piece on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Evenwel, which I wanted to title “Unsettling Precedents,” I argue that whether to use total population or total voters (or perhaps some other denominator) in redistricting to comply with… Continue reading

Richard Wolf reports for USA Today.

Joey Fishkin: And so the question before the Court now is this: does a poor, urban, Latino kid, not yet 18, deserve to be able to say “this representative represents me.  Not acres, trees, dollars, active voters, and so… Continue reading

Tierney Sneed for TPM.