“Supreme Court Landmark Case Baker v. Carr”
Well-timed C-SPAN landmark case discussion.
Category Archives: redistricting
Evenwel Oral Argument News Roundup
“What Exactly Does ‘One Person, One Vote’ Mean, Anyway? The Supreme Court justices turn a simple question into something more complicated.”
Dahlia Lithwick writes for Slate.
“At the Supreme Court, Equal Representation Is in Danger”
David Gans writes for TNR.
“Be careful what you wish for in Evenwel, Justice Kennedy”
Breaking: Supreme Court Unanimously Decides 3-Judge Redistricting Case, Helping Those Seeking #SCOTUS Fast Track
This morning, as the Court hears arguments in the Evenwel one person one vote case and the Harris Arizona redistricting case, it issued a short, unanimous 8 page opinion by Justice Scalia in Shapiro v. McManus. The issue in … Continue reading
” Supreme Court takes up ‘one person, one vote'”
Ariane de Vogue reports for CNN.
“How the ‘one person, one vote’ case in Texas could impact California”
I spoke with KPCC’s Take Two about Evenwel.
“Latino Clout Turns on Supreme Court View of One-Person-One-Vote”
Greg Stohr reports for Bloomberg.
Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott
That’s the title of the essay I wrote, shortly after the Court agreed to hear this case, for the Supreme Court blog. Nothing in the briefing has changed my conclusion about that, though I expect lots of tough questions for… Continue reading
“Argument preview: Does ‘one person, one vote’ yield to partisan politics or the Voting Rights Act?”
Amy Howe of SCOTUSBlog previews Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, being argued just before Evenwel tomorrow.
“Up Next at the Supreme Court: A Challenge to Equality for All Americans”
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
“The Impact of Evenwel: How Using Voters Instead of People Would Dramatically Change Redistricting”
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
The Missing Footnote in Burns v. Richardson, and Its Relevance to Evenwel
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