“NC congressional districts need to be redrawn, maybe before November election, court rules”
The Charlotte Observer reports.
More from WaPo.
My earlier coverage, including what’s likely to happen at the Supreme Court, is here.
Category Archives: redistricting
BREAKING: Divided Three Judge Court Holds North Carolina Congressional Redistricting an Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, Considers New Districts for 2018 Elections
In a case with potentially national implications both short term and long, a three judge district court in North Carolina has held that the congressional redistricting plan—put in place after North Carolina’s districts last time were found to be a… Continue reading
Michigan: “Clement criticized for redistricting decision, still earns Supreme Court nomination”
M Live:
Supreme Court Justices Beth Clement and Kurtis Wilder were formally nominated by the Michigan Republican Party to run for reelection, despite organized opposition to Clement’s record on the state’s highest court.
Both Wilder and Clement were appointed by… Continue reading
“Ohio Republican officials lose bid to dismiss gerrymandering suit over congressional map”
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Three federal judges have rejected a request by Republican elected leaders in Ohio to dismiss a lawsuit that says the judges should toss out the state’s congressional district map because it’s gerrymandered.
Judges Karen Nelson Moore, Timothy… Continue reading
“Partisan Gerrymandering and Party Rights: Why Gill v. Whitford Undermines All Future Partisan-Gerrymandering Claims”
Group Challenging Constitutionality of Size of California Legislature Seeks Writ of Mandamus from Supreme Court to Convene 3-Judge-Court
You can find the petition at this link.
The petition alleges that the district court was going to convene a three-judge court until the Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit told the judge not to do so:
Petitioners claim… Continue reading
“Wisconsin’s redistricting case draws new judge on panel as Barbara Crabb withdraws”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin’s redistricting case is headed back to a three-judge panel — but it will consist of a slightly different set of judges.
Barbara Crabb, a U.S. district judge for Wisconsin’s western district, on Thursday withdrew from the case… Continue reading
“Abbott v. Perez, Race, and the Immodesty of the Roberts Court”
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer for the HLR Blog.
Breaking: Michigan Supreme Court, on 4-3 Vote, Allows on Ballot Voter Initiative to Take Redistricting Away from Michigan Legislature
You can find the 121 pages of opinions, which did not split simply by party lines, at this link.
(Michael Li: Opinion is by Justice Vivano who is a Republican appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder. Justice Clement, another… Continue reading
Arkansas: “Attorney general approves form of proposal to change legislative redistricting”
“US Supreme Court weighs in: We’ve all been pronouncing ‘gerrymander’ wrong”
This is fun.
https://twitter.com/steveannear/status/1022894895814590467
Quote of the Day: Extreme Gerrymandering Edition
“Perfect. It’s giving the finger to Sandy Levin….I love it.”
—One of the Republican line drawers in Michigan, describing the “finger-like” extensions to the shape of Rep. Levin’s contorted district, inav lawsuit defending the drawing of congressional districts as non-partisan,… Continue reading
Breaking: Federal Court Will Allow Lawsuit Over Citizenship Question on Census to Go Forward
From today’s opinion in State of NY v. US Dep’t of Commerce:
Broadly speaking, in this Opinion, the Court reaches three conclusions with respect to Defendants’ motions. First, the Court categorically rejects Defendants’ efforts to insulate Secretary Ross’s decision to… Continue reading
“Emails suggest Republicans gerrymandered Michigan to weaken ‘Dem garbage’”
The Bridge:
Emails have emerged in a federal lawsuit that suggest Republicans gerrymandered congressional districts in Michigan in 2011 to maintain an advantage over Democrats, despite years of claims the lines are drawn without political bias.
The lawsuit references private… Continue reading