Listen to Oral Argument Audio in SCOTUS Alabama Redistricting Case
The Court has now posted it here.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Guest Blog: Janai Nelson, Race Reasoning in Alabama Redistricting: A View from the Supreme Court”
Here:
If ultimately forced to draw a new plan in the current post-Shelby world, Alabama would no longer have Section 5 to rely on—for better or worse. Instead, it would have to take account of the Voting Rights Act’s… Continue reading
“California Legislature is looking more moderate due to voting reforms”
George Skelton LAT column:
Until last week, no Democratic state legislator running for reelection had lost to a Republican in 20 years. Then suddenly three did.
When incumbents start losing their legislative seats, it means something is happening.
The national… Continue reading
“Race, Politics and Drawing Maps; The Supreme Court Hears an Alabama Case on the Voting Rights Act”
NYT editorial begins:
As long as politicians are entrusted with drawing legislative maps, they will use their pen to gain partisan advantage. Courts generally do not interfere with that process, but there are limits to this where race is involved.… Continue reading
“Podcast: The Supreme Court considers racial gerrymandering”
National Constitution Center:
Rick Hasen from the UC-Irvine School of Law and Roger Clegg from the Center for Equal Opportunity join our Jeffrey Rosen to discuss one of the biggest Supreme Court cases this term, about the roles of… Continue reading
SCOTUS Alabama Redistricting Roundup
How Appealing and SCOTUSBlog have extensive roundups. For my writing on the case see
this SCOTUSBlog preview
this Slate commentary
and
this SCOTUSBlog oral argument analysis.
“Alabama Redistricting Case Divides Supreme Court”
Marcia Coyle reports for the NLJ.
“Bloomberg Law: Voting Clash at the Supreme Court (Audio)”
Bloomberg Law: Voting Clash at the Supreme Court (Audio)
Nov 12, 2014
Richard Hasen, a professor at the University of California Irvine School of Law and a leading authority on election law, discusses oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue reading
“Justices Hear Black Lawmakers’ Challenge to Alabama Redistricting”
Adam Liptak reports for the NY Times.
“Did Alabama Violate the Voting Rights of Black Voters with New Districts?”
Emily Bazelon discusses on NPR’s Here and Now.
Read the Transcript in the Alabama Redistricting Case at SCOTUS
“Court Weighs Role of Race in Alabama Redistricting”
Mark Sherman for AP: “The outcome could come down to whether the justices think that race was the motivating factor in the state’s 2012 redistricting or that Republicans merely tried to maximize their partisan advantage.”
“Alabama minority redistricting case seems to divide Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo: “The Supreme Court seemed divided Wednesday over and perhaps even stumped by a request that Alabama redo its state legislative redistricting plan that challengers said was drawn with too much emphasis on the race of voters.”
Derek Muller’s Take on Today’s Alabama Redistricting Case
He attended the argument and wrote up his thoughts: “Bottom line: there seemed to be more sympathy for Alabama’s position over that of the petitioners, but the Court was quite scattered at oral argument, and the opinion could be… Continue reading