“Drawing the Line on Gerrymandering: Where Do the Courts Go From Here?”
I’m very much looking forward to participating in this Federal Bar Association lunchtime event in Riverside, California with Doug Johnson on October 23.
Link with RSVP info.
Category Archives: redistricting
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Claims She Faced “Bullying” Over Her Vote to Keep Redistricting Measure on Ballot
Unusual story in the Detroit News:
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement said she faced “bullying and intimidation” while deliberating a case that paved the way for a redistricting proposal to go on the November ballot.
Clement, a Gov. Rick… Continue reading
“‘Race-blind’ Va. political map offered to replace one deemed racial gerrymander”
WaPo: “With a court-ordered deadline looming Oct. 30, Republican leaders of the House of Delegates on Tuesday backed a ‘politically neutral, race-blind remedial redistricting map’ that they said would satisfy the court while causing minimal disruption to existing legislative district… Continue reading
Democrats in Wisconsin State Assembly File New Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly filed a new partisan gerrymandering suit Friday challenging WI assembly map on First Amendment grounds. Here’s th complaint: https://t.co/yFOwdGAe2J #fairmaps #wipolitics pic.twitter.com/RbrRTXVC1A
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) September 17, 2018
“Democrats revive their lawsuit over Wisconsin gerrymandering in hopes of blocking election maps in 2020”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Democrats are renewing their lawsuit over election maps that have helped Republicans maintain big margins in the state Assembly.
An expanded group of Democratic voters filed a new version of their long-running lawsuit on Friday, three months after… Continue reading
3-Judge Court Stays Its Own Order, with Conditions, in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case, and It Excoriates the North Carolina Legislators’ Briefing
You can find the order here.
Neither Legislative Defendants’ Motion nor their supporting brief explicitly addresses any of the well-established factors set forth in Hilton. Normally, that failure alone would be fatal to Legislative Defendants’ Motion. See, e.g., Hickman-Bey… Continue reading
“Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives”
Reid Wilson:
Nonpartisan redistricting proponents are turning to midterm election referendums in key states where legislative leaders have signaled no desire to give up their authority on drawing political boundaries.
Voters in four states — Michigan, Missouri, Colorado and Utah… Continue reading
“Election error may have cost Georgia representative his race”
Calling Michael McDonald: looks like another redistricting precinct error, but this time it may force a new vote. (The article discusses a bunch of issues beyond the precinct error, few of which seem related to the race in question.)
“Redistricting reformers turn to ballot initiatives”
The Hill runs down the measures on the ballot this fall.
“GOP redistricting group names executive director”
Here come the field generals for the 2021 redistricting wars.
“Trump Officials Say They Can’t Recall Discussing Census Citizenship Question”
Hansi Lo Wang, who’s been all over this issue, chronicles the memory loss.
“Judicial Intervention as Judicial Restraint”
Guy-Uriel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have a new piece forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review, on partisan gerrymandering and justiciability:
This paper examines the Court’s decision in Gil v. Whitford. It advances two claims. First, it provides a comprehensive account… Continue reading
“On The Sidelines of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote”
NPR this morning, digging into the reasons why nonvoters don’t.
North Carolina: “Courts: Congressional races, amendment language all a go”
WRAL:
North Carolina’s congressional races will be held this November under the current maps, and all six proposed amendments to the state constitution will be on the ballot as well.