“Could the Supreme Court Make Dozens of State Election Laws Unconstitutional?”
Brennan Center with a nice interactive map on the initiatives which could be in trouble under the Arizona redistricting case.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Lawmakers divided on system to remap districts”
News from Va.
Interesting New Cert. Petition: When Can A Single Judge Decide You Don’t Get a 3-Judge-Court in a Redistricting Case?
Read Shapiro v. Mack cert petition.
“Using Race (Again) in the Struggle for Political Mastery”
Michael Curtis:
After their victories in 2010 state legislative elections, Republicans reapportioned a number of state legislatures. They drew districts so that, for later elections, a minority or slim majority of Republican voters for Congress or the state legislature could… Continue reading
“The Intratextual Independent ‘Legislature’ and the Elections Clause”
Northwestern University Law Review Online is pleased to announce its publication of Professor Michael Morley’s most recent essay, The Intratextual Independent “Legislature” and the Elections Clause.
In the essay, Professor Michael Morley assesses the Constitution’s Elections Clause and how… Continue reading
Nevada May Pursue Mid-Decade Redistricting
Las Vegas Sun (via Reid Wilson).
“U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on the Meaning of ‘Legislature’”
“3 former California governors back independent redistricting”
Melanie Mason for the LAT on a Ted Olson brief:
Three former California governors are wading in to an Arizona elections case before the Supreme Court that could have major implications on how California draws its congressional and legislative… Continue reading
Brennan Center Amicus Brief in AZ Redistricting Case
Here.
Reform Groups’ Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Arizona Redistricting Case
Here.
Levitt, (Morgan) Kousser, Argersinger Historians Amicus Brief in Arizona Redistricting Case
Persily, Cain, and Grofman File Amicus Brief in Arizona Redistricting Case
“Arizona and Anti-Reform”
Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court is on the cusp of rejecting one of the best ideas for reforming American elections: independent commissions for congressional… Continue reading
“Arlington Delegate Takes Aim at Gerrymandering”
News from Va.