“It’s a Mess”
Great opening quoting Justin Levitt and Rick Pildes in this well-done NPR report by Nina Totenberg on today’s Texas redistricting decision.
Category Archives: redistricting
BREAKING: SCOTUS Sends Back North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Rather Than Setting It for Argument.
The Supreme Court has vacated and remanded the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, rather than setting it for argument. This is another sign Justice Kennedy is not ready to weigh back in so fast. I discussed what that remand order… Continue reading
Dahlia Lithwick Talks to Paul Smith About the Partisan Gerrymandering and Voter Purge Cases He Argued and Lost
Listen at Slate’s Amicus.
ACS Webinar: “Hurry Up and Wait: What’s Next with Redistricting?”
Announcement via email:
Hurry Up and Wait: What’s Next with Redistricting?
Join ACS on June 26 at 4:30pm Eastern for a webinar featuring Paul Smith of the Campaign Legal Center and Michael Li of the Brennan Center for Justice discussing… Continue reading
Beating a Dead Horse Dep’t: “Top Pa. Republicans appeal gerrymandering case to U.S. Supreme Court”
Parties in in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Spar Over Whether U.S. Supreme Court Should Hear Case or Remand the Case Following Gill
The Court had the case on its conference docket for today, but it is possible these supplemental briefs will further delay disposition of the case.
Jun 19 2018
Second supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main … Continue reading
“The Supreme Court can’t dodge responsibility on gerrymandering forever”
“Is Groton the Next Evenwel?”
Paul Edelman has posted this very interesting draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In Evenwel v Abbott the Supreme Court left open the question of whether states could employ population measures other than total population as a basis for… Continue reading
Wisconsin: “Democrats seek to bring redistricting case back to Supreme Court before 2020 elections”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans are claiming victory with Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to send a lawsuit over the state’s legislative boundaries back to a lower court without addressing whether the map is constitutionally drawn.
But Democrats say the ruling… Continue reading
“The Best Way to Fix Gerrymandering Is to Make It Useless”
Lee Drutman NYT oped:
Reformers could certainly try again next year, perhaps finding new approaches to avoid the shoals of standing. But a better approach would be to revamp the antiquated electoral institution that makes elaborate districting schemes both possible… Continue reading
“Justice Kagan is Obi Wan Kenobi”
Guy Charles for the ACS Blog on Gill.
“With gerrymandering, Supreme Court hangs on Justice Kennedy’s words”
Carolyn Shapiro oped in The Hill.
SCOTUSBlog Symposium on Gill Case Begins with Gans, Muller
Strong start:
Special Feature: Symposium on the court’s rulings in Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone
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Author
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06.19.18
David Gans
Symposium: The fight to vindicate our Constitution’s promise of democracy is far from over
06.18.18
Derek … Continue reading
“High Court Punts A Major Test Of Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.