“The ‘Blue Wave’ Wasn’t Enough to Overcome Republican Gerrymanders”
William Adler and Stuart Thompson NYT oped, with some very informative graphics.
Category Archives: redistricting
Breaking: Three Judge Federal Court Unanimously Strikes Maryland Congressional District as Partisan Gerrymander
The judges considered two First Amendment-based theories: all three joined in one of the theories, and two in the other.
This will go on direct appeal to the Supreme Court, in a case with an opinion written by a well… Continue reading
Tuesday’s implications for redistricting
Hi, all. Justin here.
On Tuesday, voters in Colorado, Michigan, and maybe Utah (it’s still too close to call) approved ballot initatives changing the process for drawing state legislative and congressional lines, and voters in Missouri approved an initiative changing… Continue reading
Common Cause Files Supreme Court Brief Seeking Affirmance in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case
North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Opponents File Supreme Court Motion to Affirm in Rucho Case
You can find the document here.
I believe it is almost certain the Court will set the case for argument (and I think chances of an affirmance are low with Justice Kavanaugh now on the Court, but we will… Continue reading
Supreme Court Won’t Take Pa Gerrymandering Case, Arguing State Supreme Court Didn’t Have Power to Draw New Districts
SCOTUS declines this a.m. to hear Pennsylvania Republicans’ appeal of state court ruling ordering new congressional map. https://t.co/6txxfNrGvz #fairmaps 1/ pic.twitter.com/Nd8gOAZKZx
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) October 29, 2018
I expect this issue to be back before the Supreme Court… Continue reading
“If I Win My District, I’ll Get Rid of It”
I’m often asked why it makes any difference whether election districts keep towns and counties together, or are reasonably compact. This amusing op-ed, from the Democratic candidate running for a New York Assembly district that contains pieces of seven… Continue reading
Michigan: “Conservative group spending $1.2M to defeat Proposal 2 redistricting commission”
Detroit News:
A conservative group with ties to the powerful DeVos family of West Michigan is pumping at least $1.2 million into an effort to fight a ballot measure for an independent redistricting commission.
The spending by the Michigan Freedom… Continue reading
“The Next Threat to Redistricting Reform”
I have written this piece for the Harvard Law Review Blog. It begins:
These are perilous times even for those who think that federal courts have no business messing with how state legislatures draw lines for legislative and congressional districts… Continue reading
Upcoming So Cal Connected Episode on KCET Will Focus on Southern California Gerrymandering
Looking forward to watching this
Release: “SOCAL CONNECTED, KCET’s Emmy® and Peabody® award-winning news documentary series for Southern Californians will premiere a new episode titled “Divide and Conquer” on Tues., Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. PT on KCET in Southern… Continue reading
“Kavanaugh, Court Could Bury Partisan Gerrymandering Challenges”
Kimberly Robinson for Bloomberg Law.
Federal Court Appoints UCI Prof. Bernie Grofman to Redraw Virginia House Districts
Federal court appoints UC Irvine Prof Bernie Grofman as special master to assist court in redrawing Virginia house of delegates map. Order here: https://t.co/UChOmzvJlf #fairmaps 1/ pic.twitter.com/WHUaIuGcS6
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) October 18, 2018
“A plea to end all partisan gerrymandering challenges”
Lyle Denniston:
Reopening a deeply divisive controversy that has troubled the Supreme Court for 32 years, four state legislators from North Carolina have urged the Justices to bar all constitutional challenges to partisan gerrymandering.
The decades-long search for a way… Continue reading
Michigan: “GOP pressure shaped state’s district maps, court records show”
Detroit News:
Republican mapmakers who drew Michigan’s current political districts were pressured to appease lawmakers and made changes to help gain legislative approval, according to documents and depositions in a federal lawsuit.
The documents show mapmakers in 2011 gave top… Continue reading