Category Archives: redistricting
Galveston Plaintiffs Go to Supreme Court to Prevent 5th Circuit From Running Out the Clock on 2024 Redistricting After Plaintiffs Won Their Case
New York: “State’s highest court weighs redistricting arguments that could shape House of Representatives”
“Democrats Plan to Spend Millions to Weaken Republican Supermajorities”
NYT:
Democrats are planning to spend millions of dollars next year on just a few state legislative elections in Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky and Wisconsin — states where they have little to no chance of winning control of a chamber.… Continue reading
“The power grabs that will determine control of Congress”
Politico:
The success of an attempted Democratic power grab in New York will help determine control of the House next year.
It’s a counter to a similar move Republicans just pulled in North Carolina. And now the fate of… Continue reading
“Vote Centers Are Open In Santa Ana’s Recall Election. But Is The Election Valid?”
LAist:
Vote centers are open in the recall election of Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez, but it’s unclear whether the election is legal.
That’s because the Orange County registrar of voters recently concluded the city was using the wrong… Continue reading
“Abuse of Discretion: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Indefensible Use of Evidence in Election Law Cases”
I have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This is the written version of a keynote address delivered to the Southern California Law and Social Science (SOCLASS) Forum, “Elections, Law and Democracy” Conference, Whittier Law School, March… Continue reading
“Georgia won’t try to stall redistricting session”
AJC:
Georgia will not try to block lawmakers from returning to the Capitol later this month to redraw political lines after a judge ruled the maps drawn in 2021 violated the law.
In a court filing on Wednesday, attorneys for… Continue reading
“N.Y.’s congressional map must remain: The state’s top court should turned down a redistricting case”
Joe Burns NYDN oped:
More than a year ago, after extensive legal jousting, the state Court of Appeals invalidated New York’s congressional redistricting plan as drawn by the Democratic Legislature and signed by Gov. Hochul because it violated the… Continue reading
“N.C. Republicans pass redistricting map expected to flip 3 House seats”
WaPo:
In a move that could solidify GOP power in the state for years to come, North Carolina Republicans passed new congressional and state legislative maps Wednesday that could flip three or four U.S. House seats while easing a path… Continue reading
Breaking News: Supreme Court refuses to stay 5th Circuit in Louisiana VRA suit
Louisiana is given extended time to draw its own congressional map and to correct its discrimination. Supreme Court refused to stay order of the Fifth Circuit. Justice Jackson concurs.
“North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year”
AP: The North Carolina Senate’s redistricting committee has proposed two new maps for the state’s congressional districts. Both are significantly more favorable to Republicans. Currently the state’s congressional seats are split between the two parties. The proposed maps favor… Continue reading
Voters “get talked to, but not talked with.”
The newest episode of Our Body Politic also has an excellent interview with Los Angeles City Council Member Nithya Raman about politics in Los Angeles. Raman describes, among other things, a kind of retail, door-to-door politics that involves both listening… Continue reading
Travis Crum: “Stopping Alabama’s Defiance of the Voting Rights Act”
The following is a guest post from Travis Crum:
Alabama is once again the frontline of the fight for voting rights. After two years of litigation, Alabama now has two Black-opportunity congressional districts. But unfortunately, there are shockingly few… Continue reading