David Gans at TNR on Ed Blum’s Fisher and Evenwel cases: “The Fourteenth Amendment—which turns 150 next year—is at the heart of both Evenwel and Fisher. In both cases, Blum’s argument depends on turning a blind eye to the basic… Continue reading

New Brennan Center report: A big upheaval could be coming for America’s state legislatures. On December 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, a closely watched case from Texas that will decide whether… Continue reading

For those following the Evenwel one person, one vote case, which the Supreme Court is hearing this week, one question is how much the Court has already settled the issue of whether a state has discretion to use total… Continue reading

New paper by Carl Klarner. Here is the abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Evenwel v. Abbott on December 8, 2015. If the high Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, redistricting across the country will be accomplished by… Continue reading

Sam Wang NYT Sunday Review piece:   PARTISAN gerrymandering is an offense to democracy. It creates districts that are skewed and uncompetitive, denying voters the ability to elect representatives who fairly reflect their views. But on Tuesday, the Supreme Court… Continue reading

NBC News explores.

Howard Mintz for the San Jose Mercury News: With the potential for a seismic shift in the political landscape of California and other states hanging in the balance, the U.S. Supreme Court this week takes on a case that will… Continue reading

Here.

Listen (beginning at 46:49): On December 3, 2015, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund hosted a press briefing on Evenwel v. Abbott – to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 8. The briefing featured insights from: Nina Perales,… Continue reading

Good piece (ignore the misleading headline—this case is about state legislative districts, although its reasoning could perhaps be extended to congressional districting (not apportionment) within states).

Regular readers of ELB know that I’m often sounding the alarm about Supreme Court cases with the potential to hurt our democracy. For example, I recently wrote of big procedural victory for campaign finance opponents which makes it fairly likely… Continue reading