Category Archives: redistricting

Splitting Hairs and Ducking Issues: The Supreme Court’s Texas Case, Likelihood of Success, and Reasonable Probability

January 20, 2012, 9:05 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

When a court needs to give interim relief (such as issuing a preliminary injunction or granting a stay of a lower court order), it is acting where there is a risk of error. For this reason, the standards for determining… Continue reading

Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Texas Redistricting Case, Reverses Lower Court

January 20, 2012, 7:25 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In a unanimous per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court (with Justice Thomas concurring separately in the judgment) has reversed the maps drawn by the three judge court and remanded to draw new maps under new standards. The Court’s plan… Continue reading

OHRVS

January 19, 2012, 2:29 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Why it matters to Texas redistricting and preclearance.

Has the Supreme Court Already Made It Too Late for an April 3 Texas Primary?

January 19, 2012, 10:12 amDepartment of Justice, primaries, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Li makes the case.

No Texas Redistricting Opinion This Morning from SCOTUS

January 18, 2012, 7:21 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here. The next likely regular scheduled time for opinions is Monday. The Court could always issue an opinion tomorrow or Friday if the opinion is ready. We’ll see.

“Adopting a Fair Voting Plan”

January 17, 2012, 7:10 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Rob Richie and Lindsey Needham have written this redistricting-related oped in the Austin-American Statesman.

“Texas says redistricting was open, bipartisan in opening day of testimony”

January 17, 2012, 7:02 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The first day of the preclearance trial.

“Missouri Supreme Court Orders Closer Look at Redistricting”

January 17, 2012, 5:43 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Roll Call: ‘In a ruling that may help Rep. Russ Carnahan (D), the Missouri Supreme Court has asked a lower court to determine whether the state’s new Congressional map complies with the state constitution.”

“New W. Va. Map Being Drawn”

January 17, 2012, 5:40 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Developments in the SCOTUS case.

“Counting Voters Fairly”

January 17, 2012, 11:42 amfelon voting, redistrictingRick Hasen

NYT editorial: “A Federal District Court late last month wisely upheld a 2010 Maryland law that counts prison inmates as residents in their home communities for purposes of redistricting, rather than at the prisons where they are incarcerated.”

“Re-Mapping American Politics: The Redistricting Revolution Fifty Years Later”

January 17, 2012, 11:15 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

David Stebene has written this new article in “Origins.”

“The Texas redistricting case is back in the spotlight”

January 17, 2012, 7:56 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Trial in the Texas preclearance case starts today before a three-judge court in DC. I also expect we’ll hear something this week on the interim plan before the Supreme Court, though the timing is far from certain.