Ryan D. Williamson, Michael Crespin, Maxwell Palmer and Barry C. Edwards for The Monkey Cage: Overall, independent redistricting commissions have done a better job at avoiding gerrymandering, as measured by these three traditional criteria. As a result, districts drawn by… Continue reading

AP: A judge on Thursday dismissed the final challenge to Arizona’s congressional and legislative district maps drawn by an independent commission in 2012. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Roger Brodman dismissed the challenge to the congressional map brought by a… Continue reading

I asked Michael Li, who knows Texas redistricting issues as well as anyone, to explain some of the confusion surrounding the next stages of the case.  The following guest post is very informative: What’s Next in the Texas Redistricting… Continue reading

Jim Malewitz for Texas Tribune.

Manny Fernandez for the NYT. Here is my analysis of the court ruling from over the weekend.

Politico reports.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia House Republicans made a late bid Friday to change the district boundaries for eight Republicans and one Democrat. The one Democrat, Rep. Sheila Jones, D-Atlanta, is not happy. Jones said she didn’t know about House Bill … Continue reading

They are going to be piling up as we expect the Supreme Court to take up the Wisconsin case next term. Today’s latest opinion, in Common Cause v. Rucho, is unanimous and discusses the efficiency gap. which plays a… Continue reading