Category Archives: redistricting

“Judicial Intervention as Judicial Restraint”

September 10, 2018, 1:52 pmelection law and constitutional law, political parties, redistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Guy-Uriel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have a new piece forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review, on partisan gerrymandering and justiciability: This paper examines the Court’s decision in Gil v. Whitford. It advances two claims. First, it provides a comprehensive account… Continue reading

“On The Sidelines of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote”

September 10, 2018, 11:58 amelection administration, redistrictingJustin Levitt

NPR this morning, digging into the reasons why nonvoters don’t.

North Carolina: “Courts: Congressional races, amendment language all a go”

September 4, 2018, 2:23 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WRAL: North Carolina’s congressional races will be held this November under the current maps, and all six proposed amendments to the state constitution will be on the ballot as well.

Breaking: Common Cause, League of Women Voters, and NC Democratic Party Oppose Redrawing North Carolina Congressional Districts for 2018, All But Assuring It Won’t Happen

August 31, 2018, 2:01 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Got to give a lot of credit to these groups for making this conclusion, given the national stakes of fixing the partisan gerrymander in North Carolina’s congressional districts: The Court asked the parties to “file briefs addressing whether [it] should… Continue reading

Virginia: “Latest: Court denies request to stay redistricting deadline”

August 31, 2018, 6:59 amredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: A federal court has rejected a request from Virginia Republicans that an October deadline to complete a state-level redistricting process be put off until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on the case.

Should the Three Judge Court Order Ranked Choice Voting for 2018 in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case?

August 30, 2018, 5:05 pmalternative voting systems, redistrictingRick Hasen

David Daley: It’s a necessary step if North Carolina wants a congressional delegation that reflects the state’s closely divided nature. Without this action, it would be easy for Republicans to exploit the slow-moving legal process, appeal to the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading

“Warning of ‘unmitigated chaos,’ N.C. Republicans plan to take gerrymander ruling to Supreme Court”

August 28, 2018, 8:39 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: North Carolina Republicans plan to ask the Supreme Court to “step in” and preserve the state’s congressional map ahead of November’s midterm election, after a lower court ruled that the current map was unconstitutional. “What the court suggests is… Continue reading

“North Carolina’s gerrymandering case could make or break Democrats’ momentum on partisan gerrymandering”

August 28, 2018, 8:37 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“NC congressional districts need to be redrawn, maybe before November election, court rules”

August 28, 2018, 7:04 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Charlotte Observer reports. More from WaPo. My earlier coverage, including what’s likely to happen at the Supreme Court, is here.

BREAKING: Divided Three Judge Court Holds North Carolina Congressional Redistricting an Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, Considers New Districts for 2018 Elections

August 27, 2018, 2:48 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In a case with potentially national implications both short term and long, a three judge district court in North Carolina has held that the congressional redistricting plan—put in place after North Carolina’s districts last time were found to be a… Continue reading

Michigan: “Clement criticized for redistricting decision, still earns Supreme Court nomination”

August 26, 2018, 8:46 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

M Live: Supreme Court Justices Beth Clement and Kurtis Wilder were formally nominated by the Michigan Republican Party to run for reelection, despite organized opposition to Clement’s record on the state’s highest court. Both Wilder and Clement were appointed by… Continue reading

“Ohio Republican officials lose bid to dismiss gerrymandering suit over congressional map”

August 17, 2018, 10:04 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Three federal judges have rejected a request by Republican elected leaders in Ohio to dismiss a lawsuit that says the judges should toss out the state’s congressional district map because it’s gerrymandered. Judges Karen Nelson Moore, Timothy… Continue reading

“Partisan Gerrymandering and Party Rights: Why Gill v. Whitford Undermines All Future Partisan-Gerrymandering Claims”

August 16, 2018, 7:56 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richard Raile for Fed Soc writes.

Group Challenging Constitutionality of Size of California Legislature Seeks Writ of Mandamus from Supreme Court to Convene 3-Judge-Court

August 3, 2018, 4:20 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

You can find the petition at this link. The petition alleges that the district court was going to convene a three-judge court until the Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit told the judge not to do so: Petitioners claim… Continue reading

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