This [corrected link] is behind a subscription wall, but it is very unusual for a judge to comment about an ongoing case like this.  A few quotes from Justice Baer: ““It takes a week or so to write a majority… Continue reading

Where isn’t there a redistricting lawsuit?

I mean that in both senses of the term.

Seth E. Masket, Jonathan Winburn, and Gerald C. Wright have written this article for PS.  Here is the abstract: Redistricting received substantial attention in the popular media in 2011, as states redrew state legislative and congressional district boundaries. Many reformers… Continue reading

Howard has the order, dissenting statement, and roundup of the early stories. How long before someone runs to federal court and argues that the state Supreme Court order, by using districts from the last decade, is in violation of the… Continue reading

This event will take place Jan 28.

Today a state court in Virginia, issued an opinion in Little v. Va. Board of Elections (a case I had not heard of and one that does not appear to be on Justin’s list of Va. redistricting litigation).  State law… Continue reading

Uh-oh. As Michael McDonald and I have discussed, Texas is hardly the only state where re-redrawing lines may be on the menu.

NYT‘s “The Caucus” reports.