Category Archives: redistricting
“A Redistricting Ruling That Helps Counter Partisan Gerrymandering”
Linda Killian in Wash Wire.
“At the Supreme Court, a Win for Direct Democracy”
Rick Pildes NYT oped concludes:
The Supreme Court often surprises critics who see it in simplistically ideological terms. As this term and this decision confirm, the current court remains a pragmatically minded institution that interprets legal language with an eye… Continue reading
Ronald Keith Gaddie on AZ Redistricting
LSE blog:
One might argue that this is a conservative decision. It leaves the status quo in place, and it defers to the state constitution in matters of state policymaking. States are able to order their institutions, so long… Continue reading
Breaking: #SCOTUS to Hear ANOTHER AZ Redistricting Case
The case is Harris [corrected] v. AZ Redistricting Commission (14-232) and the three questions presented (in the jurisdictional statement) deal with one person, one vote deviations to satisfy partisan advantage, deviations from one person one vote for partisan advantage… Continue reading
Small Error in Justice Ginsburg’s AZ Redistricting Decision
A reader via email notes to me that Justice Ginsburg’s decision in the AZ redistricting case contains a minor error of fact on page 8 of the slip opinion. The opinion states:
The California Redistricting Commission, established by popular… Continue reading
“Justices Rule for Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission”
Mike Sacks and Marcia Coyle report for the NLJ.
Nate Persily on AZ Redistricting Decision, Etc.
Nate, whose work was cited multiple times in today’s decision, writes:
While observers of the Court will read into these opinions – as they should — larger principles of legislative deference or fundamental rights or respect for the democratic… Continue reading
“Mindlessly Literal Reading Loses Again; This Supreme Court decision is a dig at Bush v. Gore.”
Here’s my piece at Slate on today’s AZ redistricting ruling from the Supreme Court. It begins:
The Supreme Court ended its term Monday with another major rejection of conservative attempts to use wooden, textualist arguments to upset sensible policies. The… Continue reading
Ned Foley on the AZ Redistricting Decision
At Moritz:
“The majority contends that its counterintuitive reading of ‘the Legislature’ is necessary to advance the ‘animatingng principle’ of popular sovereignty.” With this sentence in his dissent (at page 14), Chief Justice Roberts gets to the heart of the… Continue reading
“No Guarantee That Redistricting Verdict Will Help Democrats”
Nate Cohn for NYT’s The Upshot.
Breaking: #SCOTUS Upholds Independent AZ Redistricting Commission 5-4
You can read the 5-4 opinion here.
I will have a piece posting soon at Slate on the larger meaning of the case, but here are some thoughts in the interim:
1. The key holding (aside from standing): AZ… Continue reading
“One-Third Of Congressional Districts Could Be Affected By Supreme Court Ruling”
Arizona on the Mind: A Response to Rick Pildes
My friend and NYU colleague Rick Pildes, anticipating the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Arizona redistricting case, argues strongly for the Court to let independent redistricting commissions flourish. The question presented – – whether “legislature” can be read to mean… Continue reading