Category Archives: redistricting

“Breaking: DC panel denies Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance”

November 8, 2011, 9:57 amelection administration, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Redistricting Blog: The DC panel issued an order this morning denying the State of Texas’ request for summary judgment on preclearance of state house, state senate, and congressional maps. The order states: Having carefully considered the entire record… Continue reading

“Lawmakers Struggling Through Pennsylvania Redraw”

November 8, 2011, 8:49 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

Raskin and Richie on Gerrymandering in Maryland and Beyond

November 7, 2011, 2:55 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Here, in the Baltimore Sun.

“Ohio Redistricting Compromise Looks ‘Dead'”

November 5, 2011, 11:21 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

‘Brewer struggles to explain impeachment”

November 4, 2011, 9:11 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico reports.

Quote of the Day

November 4, 2011, 5:57 pmchicanery, redistrictingRick Hasen

“It looks like a rat and smells like a rat. It has the marks of a collusive lawsuit brought by a Republican against Republicans in a court likely to tilt to Republican interests.” — Dan Tokaji, on a new… Continue reading

Justice Stevens on Redistricting and Courts in the Political Thicket

November 4, 2011, 7:39 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the SCOTUSblog interview: Question: Let me ask you a more substantive question, arising from your discussion of Reynolds v. Simsand the voting rights cases that the Warren Court decided. One thing that you have long urged is… Continue reading