Category Archives: redistricting

“Va. House map constitutional, federal judges rule”

October 22, 2015, 8:49 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo: A panel of three federal judges ruled Thursday that the 12 House of Delegates districts that Democrats challenged in federal court are constitutional, giving Republicans a win for now in Virginia’s fraught political map-making battle. The 2-to-1 ruling comes… Continue reading

Read Plaintiffs’ #SCOTUS Reply Brief in Evenwel

October 22, 2015, 7:58 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here, via the Brennan Center’s Evenwel page.

Texas Opposes Preliminary Injunction in Never-Ending Redistricting Case

October 21, 2015, 4:24 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Read it here (my earlier coverage).

Shapiro v. McManus Preview

October 19, 2015, 3:59 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Howard Wasserman at SCOTUSBlog: In Shapiro v. McManus, to be argued on Wednesday, November 4, the Court will consider the proper distribution of power in cases potentially governed by the three-judge procedure. Specifically, the Court must decide whether a… Continue reading

“‘One person, one vote’ isn’t broken, and the Supreme Court shouldn’t fix it.”

October 19, 2015, 10:23 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Nate Persily in WaPo, part of an Evenwel symposium: In the end, the Evenwel appellants are asking the court to change the constitutional rules of the game just as Latinos are advancing down the field. Almost without exception, states have… Continue reading

“Are Ohio Voters About to Fix Politics?”

October 17, 2015, 12:19 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: If voters approve the ballot initiative this November, Ohio could become a nationwide leader on how to draw lines for state lawmakers’ districts, said Michael Li, an elections expert at New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center… Continue reading

ACLU Also Responds to Liptak One Person, One Vote Prisoner Piece

October 16, 2015, 8:43 amfelon voting, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here.

“The NY Times column on Evenwel and prison gerrymandering hinges on superficial contradictions”

October 16, 2015, 7:10 amfelon voting, redistrictingRick Hasen

The Prison Gerrymandering Project responds to Adam Liptak: The Evenwel plaintiffs seek to entirely exclude all non-citizens from redistricting counts, regardless of their residence in, and strong ties to, the community in which they are counted. By contrast, the… Continue reading

“The Paradox of Fairness and Competition in Virginia Redistricting”

October 16, 2015, 6:53 amalternative voting systems, redistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote: The most recent scuffle over congressional redistricting in Virginia illustrates how poor a job single-winner districts do at achieving meaningful elections with fair results.

“Federal court rejects lawsuit challenging anti-gerrymandering law”

October 15, 2015, 7:51 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: In a stinging blow to opponents of the state’s anti-gerrymandering amendments, a federal court this week has thrown out a lawsuit filed by two Florida Republican Party officials who claimed the new law violated the constitution because… Continue reading

TX Redistricting Plaintiffs Try to Prod Dilatory Three-Judge Court

October 14, 2015, 2:19 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Texas redistricting case has been pending before a three-judge court in San Antonio for a long time. The case was filed in May 2011. Supplemental briefs had been ordered, and filed, and…. nothing. So now the plaintiffs have filed… Continue reading

“Arizona redistricting to get Supreme Court hearing”

October 14, 2015, 7:13 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Arizona Daily Star: The nation’s high court will hear arguments in less than two months on the legality of the state’s 30 legislative districts, setting the stage for a ruling that could realign political lines for the 2016 election. Attorney… Continue reading

“A.C.L.U.’s Own Arguments May Work Against It in Voting Rights Case”

October 12, 2015, 7:25 amredistricting, Supreme Court, votingRick Hasen

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column on Evenewel: The American Civil Liberties Union weighed in last month on this term’s bigSupreme Court voting rights case, the one that will decide the meaning of “one person, one vote.” It took the… Continue reading