Category Archives: redistricting
“Guest Blog: Janai Nelson, Preserving the Nuance of a Suspended Section 5”
Here, at Hamilton and Griffin on rights.
“One Walker legacy: making the political process more favorable to GOP”
Craig Gilbert Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel column:
Whichever way the pendulum swings next year, the 2016 race will be contested under a different set of political rules than those of previous decades, rules adopted by one party over the ardent opposition of… Continue reading
Nick Stephanopoulos on the Alabama Redistricting Case
Here is a guest blog post from Nick Stephanopoulos:
The rapidly congealing conventional wisdom is that last week’s Alabama redistricting case was no big deal. And the conventional wisdom is mostly right. The case confirmed the prevailing understanding of… Continue reading
“Supreme Court asks Virginia panel to reexamine redistricting decision”
“High Court Sends Back Ruling on Virginia Redistricting”
AP: “The Supreme Court says a lower court must take another look at a ruling that said Virginia state lawmakers packed too many black voters into one congressional district. The justices on Monday said the lower court should reconsider… Continue reading
Atiba Ellis on the Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case
Here, at the Race and the Law Prof Blog.
“Gerrymandering Mishap Leaves Nation Without Any Borders Whatsoever’
“Court Sides With Challenge to Alabama’s ‘Racial Gerrymander'”
Marcia Coyle reports for NLJ.
“McAuliffe vetoes six redistricting bills”
The Never-Ending Texas Redistricting Case Continues with New Briefing Order
The court wants to know the effect of the Supreme Court’s Alabama case on the Texas case.
What’s the over-under on getting a final ruling before the 2016 election season starts?
“Constitution Check: Is the Supreme Court promoting race bias in election districting?”
Lyle Denniston on Justice Thomas’s dissent in yesterday’s Supreme Court Alabama redistricting decision.
“Fair-weather color-blindness in the Alabama Redistricting Case?”
Interesting post from Rick Hills.
“Court’s lone black justice rails against ‘racial quotas'”
Richard Wolf writes for USA Today.