Category Archives: redistricting

“Missouri lawmakers give final approval to map targeting a Democratic House seat”

September 12, 2025, 12:43 pmdirect democracy, redistrictingRick Hasen

CNN: Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to target one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s chances of retaining its fragile majority in the… Continue reading

“Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are reconsidering their strategies”

September 9, 2025, 12:10 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang for NPR.

“White House may discuss mid-decade redistricting with Nebraska lawmakers this week”

September 9, 2025, 6:33 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Nebraska Examiner: A handful of Nebraska lawmakers are set to travel to Washington, D.C., this week for a “state leadership conference” at the White House’s invitation. But, if what happened with delegations from other states is an indication, another reason… Continue reading

“Missouri House Set to Vote on Map That Boosts Republicans”

September 9, 2025, 6:31 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: The Missouri House of Representatives is poised to vote on Tuesday on new congressional boundaries that would create an additional Republican-leaning district, part of President Trump’s national push to redraw maps to favor his party ahead of the midterm… Continue reading

“Republicans brace for redistricting ‘catastrophe’ in California”

September 7, 2025, 11:43 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: Republicans wield almost no power in California. But as a moribund state party gathered here over the weekend, it confronted an even grimmer reality now suddenly settling in: If the state gerrymanders its congressional map, they’ll practically be… Continue reading

“How Does the Gerrymandering Arms Race End?”

September 7, 2025, 11:40 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Alex Keena, Michael Latner, and Natasha Romero Moskala write at the Substack of the Houston Institute for Race & Justice.

Should Representative Ronny Jackson’s Lawyers Be Sanctioned for Filing a Frivolous Federal Lawsuit Attacking California’s Proposed Ballot Measure Redrawing Congressional Districts?

September 6, 2025, 4:27 pmchicanery, redistrictingRick Hasen

This ridiculous complaint went nowhere even before federal district judge Matthew Kascmaryk given that Rep. Jackson could not prove irreparable harm before the ballot measure even passes and given that Jackson failed to give notice to the other side. Here’s… Continue reading

Amicus Brief on the Fifteenth Amendment in Louisiana v. Callais

September 3, 2025, 5:31 pmelection law and constitutional law, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActTravis Crum

Another ELB contributor has entered the Callais fray. Today, I filed an amicus brief in support of the Robinson appellants in this fall’s blockbuster voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais. You can find my amicus brief here. Thanks to… Continue reading

“The Hidden Cause (and Higher Stakes) of the Gerrymandering Crisis”

September 3, 2025, 7:11 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Michael Parsons and Kevin Johnson in The Fulcrum: The gerrymandering wars have laid bare the unique Achilles’ heel at the heart of our structural dysfunction: We give partisan institutions immense power over the rules of elections. No other peer … Continue reading

“The gerrymandering battle has a historical precedent. It’s a warning we should heed.”

September 2, 2025, 4:54 pmElections Clause, redistrictingRick Hasen

Alex Keyssar oped in The Boston Globe: The framers of the Constitution — assembling in 1787, a time when political parties did not exist — chose to leave it to the state Legislatures to decide how to select presidential electors.… Continue reading

Announcing the Safeguarding Democracy Project’s Fall Lineup of Events and Webinars, Focused on the Fairness and Integrity of the 2026 Midterms

September 2, 2025, 7:45 amalternative voting systems, authoritarian threats in US, election administration, redistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections Tuesday, September 16, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar Register here. Ben Haiman, UVA Center for Public Safety and Justice, Liz Howard, NYU Law Brennan Center for Justice, and Stephen Richer, Ash Center for Democratic Governance… Continue reading

“Democrats face an increasingly frustrated base over redistricting”

September 2, 2025, 7:40 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: Democrats are scrambling to keep their nascent crusade against President Donald Trump’s national redistricting push from fizzling out. House Democrats are considering establishing an organization to raise and spend for their remapping efforts as they look to counter an… Continue reading

“Redistricting Push Creates Chaos for Incumbents in Both Parties”

August 31, 2025, 10:50 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: When President Trump set out to force a gerrymander in Texas that would help Republicans keep control of the closely divided House, he argued it was a simple matter of fairness. “We are entitled to five more seats,” the… Continue reading

“If Redistricting Goes as Expected, Which Party Will Come Out Ahead?”

August 31, 2025, 10:43 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Nate Cohn for the NYT: The next phase of the redistricting war is starting to come into focus. Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and perhaps Florida — all Republican-controlled states — seem likely to join Texas and California in attempting to redraw… Continue reading