Category Archives: redistricting

New Bill to Blunt Effect of Bad #SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling in Arizona Case

May 22, 2015, 12:11 pmElections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Within the next month or so, the Supreme Court is poised to issue its opinion in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona State Redistricting Commission. The key question is whether state can use independent redistricting commissions (without the involvement of… Continue reading

“Arizona redistricting case could shake up Valley congressional districts'”

May 11, 2015, 6:21 pmElections Clause, redistrictingRick Hasen

John Ellis reports for the Fresno Bee.

“State’s Congressional Districts Rest on Jurisdictional Dispute”

May 4, 2015, 2:42 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Marcia Coyle: In the Three-Judge Court Act, Congress required district court panels of three jurists to decide litigation involving redistricting, campaign finance and other key areas. Three Marylanders now are asking the U.S. Supreme Court the fundamental question of… Continue reading

“Can Democrats Walk a Tricky, Squiggly Red Line?”

May 3, 2015, 1:44 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Emily Cadei on North Carolina districting after the Alabama case.

“Lawmakers tell state Supreme Court no need to hurry in redistricting case”

April 30, 2015, 8:38 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NC Policy Watch.

“Think Congress has a gerrymandering problem? It has nothing on Georgia.”

April 27, 2015, 7:23 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo.

“How Judges Evaluated Reforms at Democracy Slam 2015”

April 24, 2015, 7:20 amalternative voting systems, campaign finance, primaries, redistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote.

In Never-Ending Texas Redistricting Litigation, Supplemental Briefs on Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case

April 22, 2015, 4:13 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Via the indispensable Election Law @ Moritz: Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Memorandum (filed 4/20/15) Affidavit Perez and NAACP’s Supplemental Brief (filed 4/20/15) USA’s Advisory to the Court (filed 4/20/15) Quesda’s Supplemental Brief (filed 4/20/15) MALC’s Brief (filed 4/20/15) Congressperson’s Brief (filed… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Revives Challenge to North Carolina Redistricting”

April 22, 2015, 6:58 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jess Bravin for the WSJ.

“More Than 60 People, Including Lawmakers, Subpoenaed as Part of Senate Redistricting Case”

April 20, 2015, 3:30 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

News from FLA.

“Guest Blog: Janai Nelson, Preserving the Nuance of a Suspended Section 5”

April 8, 2015, 7:34 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here, at Hamilton and Griffin on rights.

“One Walker legacy: making the political process more favorable to GOP”

April 7, 2015, 7:26 amelection administration, redistricting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Craig Gilbert Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel column: Whichever way the pendulum swings next year, the 2016 race will be contested under a different set of political rules than those of previous decades, rules adopted by one party over the ardent opposition of… Continue reading

Nick Stephanopoulos on the Alabama Redistricting Case

March 31, 2015, 7:15 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here is a guest blog post from Nick Stephanopoulos: The rapidly congealing conventional wisdom is that last week’s Alabama redistricting case was no big deal. And the conventional wisdom is mostly right. The case confirmed the prevailing understanding of… Continue reading