“Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not affect 2018”
Bob Barnes for WaPo on the pending stay requests in Pa, NC, and more.
Category Archives: redistricting
League of Women Voters Files SCOTUS Opposition to Stay in Pa Congressional Gerrymandering Case; SCOTUS May Rule in This and NC Stay Case At Any Time
Here:
Applicants’ ostensible hook for federal intervention is an Elections Clause theory that this Court has squarely rejected in decisions dating back nearly a century. To accept Applicants’ theory, this Court would need to overrule no fewer than six of… Continue reading
Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Response Opposing Stay in North Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
You can read it here.
“N.C. has the worst gerrymander in US history. What else is new?”
Gene Nichol oped in the News & Observer:
In mid-January, yet again, a three-judge federal court ruled the redistricting work of the North Carolina General Assembly to be a knowing, intentional and hugely impactful violation of the U.S. Constitution. This… Continue reading
“Redistricting Cases Won’t Dictate Outcome of Midterms”
Pennsylvania Senate Leader Refuses to Turn Redistricting Data over to State Supreme Court to Remedy Gerrymandering Found to Violate the State Constitution, Calling Court Actions Unconstitutional
“Crossing State Lines: The Supreme Court’s conservatives may be preparing an attack on states’ ability to combat partisan gerrymandering.”
Mark Stern for Slate.
“Paul Smith and Marcia Coyle in Conversation: Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court”
“The Supreme Court’s Elections Clause dilemma in Pennsylvania”
Lyle Denniston for Constitution Daily.
Head of NRCC Says Republicans May Hold the House Because of Gerrymandering
NRCC Chair brags that gerrymandering is the #1 reason GOP will hold the House in 2018. https://t.co/5diFJ79shI pic.twitter.com/9Wq5VFnpYJ
— Jared Leopold (@jaredleopold) January 30, 2018
“Millions of Voters Will Cast Ballots in November in Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered Districts”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones:
This fall, millions of voters will cast ballots in legislative districts that have been deemed unconstitutional. Courts have repeatedly tossed out Republican-drawn electoral maps for excessive gerrymandering, but those maps will remain in effect through… Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Partisan Gerrymandering Edition
“I liked working for them in ’02,…“because I’d sit down with a lawyer and they’d say, ‘I like competitive maps. When a map is competitive, we can win on the merits.’ By the time I get around to 2011, they’ve… Continue reading
Justice Alito (Belatedly) Calls for Response in PA Congressional Gerrymandering Case
After a strange period of delay which I thought signaled a denial of a stay was coming in this case, Justice Alito has requested a response in this case, due Friday Feb. 2 at 4 pm.
(The petitioner Republican legislators… Continue reading
“Common Cause Files & Coordinates Bipartisan Amici in Landmark Supreme Court Challenge to Maryland Democrats’ Partisan Gerrymander”
Release:
Today, Common Cause joined an ideologically diverse group of governors, members of Congress, local government leaders, and others in filing amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to put an end to partisan gerrymandering. On March 28, the Court will… Continue reading