“Voting Rights and Texas”
NYT editorializes.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Some Cities Object to Being Carved Up by Redistricting”
NYT: “Gerrymandering, of course, is nearly as old as the Republic and is practiced with relish by both parties. But for local officials concerned with governing, oddly shaped Congressional districts that do not follow city or county lines can… Continue reading
“What’s at Stake in the Texas Election Cases?”
Lyle Denniston blogs on the pending stay requests in the Texas redistricting cases before Justice Scalia at the Supreme Court.
Federal Court Reviewing Texas Redistricting, Over Harsh Dissent, Issues Supplemental Opinion Explaining Its Maps
You can read the opinion here. A snippet:
Despite rhetoric of a “runaway plan,” the Court’s plan gave as much consideration to the State’s enacted map as possible without rubberstamping the districts that were the subject of legal challenges;… Continue reading
“Albany Judge Upholds Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering”
See this press release from a coalition of civil rghts groups.
“GOP Prison Gerrymandering Lawsuit Dropped”
The NY Daily News reports.
Texas Tribune Examines What Would Happen if SCOTUS or Tx Legislature Moves Congressional Primaries
Something for the Justices to consider as they ponder Texas’s stay application over the weekend.
Movement Toward Citizen Input into Redistricting in Texas?
Don’t miss this important Dallas Morning News editorial, which actually breaks some news.
“Abbott accuses DOJ of stalling; DOJ fires back”
Fireworks in Texas redistricting litigation.
Oppositions to Texas Stay Applications; Pam Karlan Joins Case
Justice Scalia Asks for Response in Texas Congressional Redistricting Stay Case
Due Monday at 10 am. It won’t be hard to write, as the issues are just about the same as those which will be briefed in the responses to the stay applications on the state legislative plans (responses due later… Continue reading
A Couple of Interesting Points Re: Texas Stay Request
1. These briefs (lead author Paul Clement) are exceptionally well done and clear. This is one of the murkiest cases I’ve seen, but the brief is clear and strong. The Upham point on deferring as much as possible to the… Continue reading
Read Texas’s Emergency Stay Application of Congressional Redistricting Plan
Just Wondering Dept.
Why the delay in the Texas redistricting cases in filing the stay request for Congressional districts with Justice Scalia?