“Colorado county flouts state law aimed at curbing gerrymandering”
The intersection of redistricting and home rule is a sweet spot for local government conflict. The Denver Post has an update on Weld County.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Independent State Legislature” Theory, North Carolina, and Ohio
Vik Amar and Jason Mazzone suggest that the Court grant cert. pronto in Huffman v. Neiman, the Ohio partisan gerrymandering case, as it considers whatever just happened in North Carolina. Rick had similar thoughts.
“North Carolina Gerrymander Ruling Reflects Politicization of Judiciary Nationally”
The NYT with a broader perspective on the North Carolina state Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a decision issued just four months earlier, with Supreme Court elections the only meaningful change in between.
Updated: In Ruling with Major Political Implications that Potentially Moots U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Moore v. Harper Independent State Legislature Case, North Carolina Supreme Court, on 5-2 Partisan Vote, Holds Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Cannot Be Brought Under State Constitution
[This post has been updated]
In a 5-2 decision along partisan lines, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims under the state constitution. This ruling overturns an earlier ruling of the state supreme… Continue reading
What happens to Moore v. Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?
What a mess.
Rick H. links to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in the partisan gerrymandering cases. The congressional piece of that is in front of the United States Supreme Court right now.
Earlier, I blogged about how “mootness”… Continue reading
Mitchell on gov’t agencies at the RNC donor retreat
As this blog noted, Cleta Mitchell was invited to give a “special legal presentation” to a recent RNC donor retreat — either because of or despite her role in proceedings attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
There has already… Continue reading
“Alaska Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, says partisan gerrymandering violates state constitution”
ADN:
In a landmark decision, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection doctrine.
The decision follows a contentious recent reapportionment cycle: The Alaska Redistricting Board was twice found by the… Continue reading
” Gov. Hochul’s top court picks could help tip the balance of Congress”
Gothamist:
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest picks for New York’s highest court could play a key role in deciding whether the state will rip up its congressional district maps and start over — a move that could help determine which party… Continue reading
“New report outlines the deep political polarization’s slow and steady march”
The WaPo with highlights from Dave Wasserman’s latest report, blogged here.
“A study confirms it: Tennessee’s democracy really is as bad as the expulsions made you think”
Vox on Jake Grumbach’s State Democracy Index.
“Redistricting could leave Va. with more partisan lawmakers”
Mark Rozell discusses the impact of a redistricting map that pairs incumbents in five Virginia state legislative districts.
“To be safe, Texas Senate again approves political district maps”
Because state law requires redrawing the boundaries in the first regular session after the census data are out … and the COVID delays meant that happened after the 2021 session ended.
“Realignment, More Than Redistricting, Has Decimated Swing House Seats”
Dave Wasserman reignites the forever wars over whether polarization and residential moving patterns or redistricting is more to blame for the drop in competitive congressional seats.
(Just about everyone believes that the answer is that it’s both. The political science… Continue reading
Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race
And the NYT offers a prediction about the first order of business:
Once Judge Protasiewicz assumes her place on the court on Aug. 1, the first priority for Wisconsin Democrats will be to bring a case to challenge the current… Continue reading