“Supreme Court weighs Texas redistricting case” January 10, 2012, 9:09 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen David Savage reports for the LA Times.
Section 5 of Voting Rights Act Safe Only for Now January 10, 2012, 8:42 amDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Yesterday in my blog post on the Texas redistricting cases, I noted an exchange between Chief Justice Roberts and attorney Jose Garza in which the Chief made it clear that the Court was not going to use the Texas case… Continue reading
11th Circuit Today Considering Florida Constitutional Amendment Taking Away Legislative Power to Redistrict January 10, 2012, 8:17 amcitizen commissions, direct democracy, redistrictingRick Hasen Reuters reports.
“Supreme Court steps into Texas political fight” January 10, 2012, 8:12 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Pete Williams reports for MSNBC.
“The answer to the gerrymander; The courts need a standard to assess congressional maps; demography presents a solution” January 10, 2012, 8:06 amredistrictingRick Hasen Nick Stephanopoulos has written this oped for the Baltimore Sun.
“High Court Hears Suit Over Texas Districts” January 9, 2012, 8:06 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Jess Bravin and Nathan Koppel report for the WSJ.
“Court Pressed for Time in Redistricting Case” January 9, 2012, 8:03 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Joan Biskupic reports for USA Today.
“Mess With Texas; The Supreme Court wrangles a runaway Texas redistricting case.” January 9, 2012, 7:59 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Dahlia Lithwick has written this Supreme Court dispatch column for Slate.
“Texas Redistricting Case Risks Political Firestorm; Slowly Supreme Court Backs Away” January 9, 2012, 7:54 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Mike Sacks reports for HuffPo.
“Supreme Court Hears Redistricting Case” January 9, 2012, 7:48 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“Supreme Court struggles to resolve challenges to Texas redistricting” January 9, 2012, 6:25 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.
“Justices Grapple With Voting Rights Case That Could Help Tip the House” January 9, 2012, 5:24 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Adam Liptak reports for the NY Times.
“In Texas voting rights case, Court chooses a narrow path” January 9, 2012, 5:21 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Tony Mauro reports for the National Law Journal.
“Supreme Court Messes With Texas, Voting Rights” January 9, 2012, 5:15 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen Justin Levitt has written this commentary for Miller-McCune.