Category Archives: redistricting

Bail-in: local, non-southern edition

August 12, 2013, 3:19 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActJustin Levitt

Justin here. In the wake of Shelby County, attention will naturally follow cases seeking bail-in for jurisdictions once covered by sections 4 and 5. Like Texas, where there’s the opposite of the “New York, New York” scenario: if… Continue reading

“2020 Redistricting? The Arizona GOP Is ON IT”

August 12, 2013, 3:14 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Never too early.

“Texas primaries could be delayed again over redistricting”

August 11, 2013, 10:00 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Texas: We Only Hate Democrats, Not Minorities”

August 9, 2013, 10:48 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Frank Wilkinson for Bloomberg View: “So, here’s the question the federal courts must decide: When the white party uses its legislative authority to undermine the brown and black party, is that a racial act or merely a political one?”

“Congressional District Compactness, Gerrymandering By State”

August 8, 2013, 7:39 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Governing computes.

Lisa Manheim on “Redistricting Litigation and the Delegation of Democratic Design”

August 6, 2013, 12:26 pmredistrictingDan Tokaji

Lisa Manheim of University of Washington has posted this article on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: The power to redraw electoral lines is the power to design elections. Enormous significance therefore attaches to any delegation of redistricting authority. Yet in every… Continue reading

“Arguing about section 3 in the Texas redistricting case”

July 24, 2013, 7:48 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Important post at Texas Redistricting.

“Time to get the foxes (Illinois politicians) out of the henhouse (legislative redistricting)”

July 20, 2013, 4:21 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos has written this oped for the Chicago Tribune.

“Judicial panel strikes down Indianapolis City-County Council redistricting plan”

July 17, 2013, 8:51 amredistrictingRick Hasen

IndyStar: A Marion Superior Court judicial panel has struck down a redistricting ordinance drawn up by City-County Council Republicans in late 2011 and signed into law by Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard just as Democrats took majority control of the… Continue reading

“Developing a Speech or Debate Clause Framework for Redistricting Litigation”

July 15, 2013, 4:34 pmredistricting, Speech or Debate ClauseRick Hasen

Christopher Asta has posted this draft on SSRN (NYU Law Review). Here is the abstract: The Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution protects legislators from being “questioned” at trial about their legislative acts. This protection shields legislators from… Continue reading

“Why Texas Republicans Aren’t Trusted To Protect Minority Voters”

July 15, 2013, 12:01 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Redistricting Wars; The hidden story of the 2012 elections”

July 14, 2013, 1:12 pmcitizen commissions, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Steven Malanga: Every ten years, after the U.S. Census releases its latest population reports, most of the 50 states begin the complicated process of drawing new election districts. As you might expect, partisan bickering and maneuvering inevitably distort things.… Continue reading

“Supreme Court rules against Legislature in redistricting case”

July 11, 2013, 2:56 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Buzz (Tampa Bay Times): The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday handed a legal setback to the state Legislature, ruling that a legal challenge to the remapping of Senate districts can go forward in a lower court. The 5-2 decision… Continue reading