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Category Archives: redistricting
Lyle Denniston on SCOTUS Decision Not to Rush Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Lyle:
The Maryland case has some of its own vulnerabilities, and those might have played some role in the Supreme Court’s decision to sidetrack it for the time being. The Benisek case has yet to go to a trial, reaching… Continue reading
Supreme Court Won’t Hurry Consideration of Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Kimberly Robinson with the order.
I linked to the jurisdictional statement here.
I expect this means that the Maryland case, like the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, will be held for resolution of Gill v. Whitford, and then sent back… Continue reading
“The Missing Link in Gerrymandering Jurisprudence”
Ned Foley on Whitford:
Thus, this new computer-assisted statistical approach can be used to identify what the constitutional principle was looking for: an egregious partisan gerrymander. Strictly defined, and precisely measured, an egregious partisan gerrymander is one that is identified… Continue reading
Maryland Challengers to Partisan Gerrymandering Seek Supreme Court Review
Jurisdictional statement in Benisek v. Lamone:
This case is a First Amendment challenge to the partisan gerrymander of a single federal congressional district. Plaintiffs allege that state officials responsible for Maryland’s 2011 congressional redistricting plan targeted them for vote dilution… Continue reading
Three Judge Court Explains Why NC Congressional Partisan Gerrymandering Case Will Go Forward Despite Whitford
Opinion rejecting request for stay pending resolution of the Whitford partisan gerrymandering case at SCOTUS.
Oops Dept: “Two NC Republicans say they accidentally asked the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering”
News and Observer:
Two of the three North Carolina lawmakers who had joined with prominent national politicians to oppose gerrymandering have now backtracked, saying they didn’t mean to add their names on an anti-gerrymandering letter sent to the Supreme Court.… Continue reading
League of Women Voters Amicus in Whitford
Another amicus supporting the challengers.
“A Vote Is a Terrible Thing to Waste”
WNYC:
Breitbart was the Senate Democrats’ point man for redistricting. But though he grew up in a Democratic household and still identifies with its values, he’s not exactly fond of his native political party.
“Legislative redistricting in New York isn’t… Continue reading
Issacharoff and Grossman: ACLU: Partisan Gerrymandering Undermines the Integrity of Elections, Violates Right to Cast a Meaningful Ballot
The following is a guest post from Sam Issacharoff and Perry Grossman who worked on this amicus brief in the Whitford case:
In his concurrence in Vieth v. Jubilirer, Justice Kennedy suggested that the First Amendment provides a “sounder and… Continue reading
“What is Extreme Gerrymandering? Understanding how extreme partisan gerrymandering works.”
Michael Li and Alexis Farmer for the Brennan Center.
“Republicans split over gerrymandering case headed to Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
A long list of prominent Republicans is urging the Supreme Court to find that extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, saying the practice of drawing electoral lines to benefit one party or another is detrimental to democracy.… Continue reading
“Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Breaking ranks with many of their fellow Republicans, a group of prominent politicians filed briefs on Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to rule that extreme political gerrymandering — the drawing of voting districts to give… Continue reading
“Reapportionment, Nonapportionment, and Recovering Some Lost History of One-Person, One Vote”
Pam Karlan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract:
The Constitution requires a decennial “Enumeration” of the U.S. population, following which seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the… Continue reading