“Republicans Have a New Plan to Thwart the Will of the People; A Missouri initiative would undo voters’ preference for nonpartisan legislative districts — and perhaps shift representation itself.”
NYT oped by David Daley.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Repeal Of Clean Missouri Redistricting Plan Will Go To Voters”
St. Louis Public Radio:
The way Missouri draws its state House and Senate districts will be up for referendum later this year after the House Wednesday backed a ballot initiative aimed at repealing the so-called Clean Missouri redistricting system.It’s a… Continue reading
Nevada: “Group backing redistricting commission files lawsuit seeking e-signatures, extended deadline”
The Nevada Independent reports.
Social Science Quarterly: Mini-Symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering (with Free Access at the Moment)
Wow this looks good:
Editorial
Keith GaddieKirby GoidelKim Gaddie
Pages: 7First Published: 27 January 2020
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Mini‐symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering
Free AccessIntroduction to the Mini Symposium on Partisan Gerrymandering
Richard L. Engstrom
Pages: 8-9First Published: 27 January… Continue reading
“What’s behind the fight over Wisconsin’s primary? The Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling.”
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer in The Monkey Cage:
On April 7, thousands of Wisconsin citizens braved a global pandemic to show up at the polls to vote. Some commentators blamed Republicans in the legislature for forcing voters to choose… Continue reading
“Federal Courts Won’t Hear North Carolina Gerrymandering Case”
Bloomberg Law:
North Carolina legislators can’t remove to federal court a state suit under the state constitution challenging a redistricting plan that they say is gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, the Fourth Circuit said Thursday.
Breaking: 6th Circuit Panel Unanimously Upholds Constitutionality of Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission (Including Interesting Concurring Opinion by Judge Readler Attacking Anderson-Burdick Framework)
Not at all surprised by this result (which I’ve long been predicting, all the while puzzling over why Republicans did not raise a different argument against the commission as applied to congressional redistricting). But a fascinating majority opinion by Judge… Continue reading
“Gerrymandered by Definition: The Distortion of ‘Traditional’ Districting Principles and a Proposal for an Empirical Redefinition”
Yunsieg Kim and Jowei Chen have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
What are “traditional” districting criteria? The meaning of that term is critical to curbing abusive districting practices, because states must draw electoral districts according to… Continue reading
Colorado Ends Prison Gerrymandering
“The Supreme Court’s Pro-Partisanship Turn”
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Georgetown Law Journal Online). Here is the abstract:
The United States Supreme Court’s conservative majority has taken the Court’s election jurisprudence on a pro-partisanship turn which gives political actors freer range to… Continue reading
Michigan: “Redistricting applicants so far largely white, male, over 45”
“Like being ‘an enslaved person’: Why former prisoners are suing Pennsylvania over ‘prison gerrymandering’”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“Partisan Gerrymandering: Weeds in the Political Thicket”
Richard Engstrom has written this article for Social Science Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
Abstract
Objective
To highlight the extent of the partisan gerrymandering problem in the United States.
Methods
Bring both original and secondary sources to bear on the… Continue reading
“Partisan Gerrymandering and State Constitutions”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Since the U.S. Supreme Court held in Rucho v. Common Cause that partisan gerrymandering claims are non-justiciable under the U.S. Constitution, reformers have shifted their focus to pursuing… Continue reading