“Redistricting ruling could mean big change, or status quo”
Miami Herald on possible appeals and new lines in FL congressional redistricting.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Judge throws out Florida’s congressional map”
Miami Herald:
A judge threw out Florida’s congressional redistricting map Thursday, ruling that the Legislature allowed for a “secret, organized campaign” by partisan operatives to subvert the redistricting process in violation of the state Constitution.
Leon County Circuit Court… Continue reading
“Redistricting panel urges US Supreme Court to reject challenge from state lawmakers”
“Here’s How We Can End Gerrymandering Once and for All”
Nick Stephanopoulos in TNR:
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, then litigants who challenge gerrymandering must be mad. Last month, a federal court threw out the Texas Democratic Party’s claim… Continue reading
65 Ways to Improve Our Democracy
Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform rolled out its recommendations and report today on strengthening American democracy. Academics are usually on the outside looking in for such processes, but I was lucky enough to serve as one… Continue reading
“Governing in a Polarized America: A Bipartisan Blueprint to Strengthen our Democracy”
Release:
The Bipartisan Policy Center launched the Commission on Political Reform in 2013 to investigate the causes and consequences of America’s partisan political divide and to advocate for specific reforms that will improve the political process and that will… Continue reading
Three-Judge Court Unanimously Dismisses Partisan Gerrymandering Claim Against Texas 2013 Redistricting
You can find the order here.
Jessica A. Levinson Reviews ‘On Democracy’s Doorstep : The Inside Story of How the Supreme Court Brought ‘One Person, One Vote’ to the United States”
“People move to places that fit their politics. And it’s helping Republicans.”
Florida’s “Game of Thrones”
“Supreme Court to hear Ala. redistricting challenge”
AP: “The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a challenge from Alabama Democrats who say a Republican-drawn legislative map intentionally packs black Democrats into a few voting districts, giving them too little influence in the Legislature.”
This will… Continue reading
“Florida may be forced to redraw political districts before midterms”
“Scientists: Florida’s congressional map is ‘partisan gerrymander'”
Some choice quotes from political scientists on the bias of the Florida maps.
“Take this quiz and see if you can pick the ‘gerrymandered’ redistricting plan”
This is fun from The Monkey Cage.
To mangle Justice O’Connor, “Put differently, we believe that reapportionment is one area in which appearances [shouldn’t] matter.”