“Fuzzy Math: Several House districts could be redrawn before 2026 elections”
The Washington Examiner looks at some of the congressional district plans most likely to be modified over the next year.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Alabama may pause redistricting efforts until 2030 to avoid federal oversight”
That’s the headline of a States Newsroom piece about a Wednesday filing in Alabama’s congressional redistricting litigation. But I can’t understand why it’s warranted.
It’s true that after a three-judge court’s 571-page opinion (not a typo) a few weeks ago… Continue reading
“2 lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional map filed with state Supreme Court”
WPR:
Two lawsuits have been filed asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare the state’s congressional map unconstitutional ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The lawsuits come roughly a month after liberals retained their majority on the court with the… Continue reading
Breaking: Three-Judge District Court Finds Alabama’s Congressional Redistricting Plan Intentionally Discriminated Against Black Voters **Updated**
The court’s 571-page opinion is here. This decision is on remand from the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Allen v. Milligan.
This is the latest decision in the long-running Section 2 litigation against Alabama’s congressional redistricting plans. Back in… Continue reading
“Reporting Gerrymanders”
Ross Davies has written this fun article for The Green Bag. Here is the abstract:
Over the past 80 years or so, maps have appeared in many (but not all) of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions involving gerrymanders. This… Continue reading
MALDEF Files Section 2 Suit Challenging Stanislaus County, California, redistricting plans
The complaint is here. The press release is here:
MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a challenge to the county’s 2021 Board of Supervisors and Board of Education redistricting plans on behalf of four voters… Continue reading
Pennsylvania: “DOJ drops lawsuit against City of Hazleton”
Another Section 2 case dropped by the Trump Administration. The Standard Speaker reports:
The U.S. Justice Department dropped a lawsuit Monday to stop the City of Hazleton from electing council members at-large, a change that the lawsuit said would give… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “What Elon Musk Won in Wisconsin”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Democrats and progressives rightly celebrated the victory of liberal Susan Crawford over Trump-endorsed Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But the left is prematurely gloating over how… Continue reading
“Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions”
NYT:
A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported, in a contest that became a kind of… Continue reading
“Elon Musk Revealed Why He’s Spending Millions to Flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court; It’s all about preserving gerrymandered districts that lock in Republican power.”
Ari Berman in Mother Jones:
On March 22, Elon Musk hosted conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel and US Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) for a discussion on X about the importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April… Continue reading
Oral argument preview in Louisiana v. Callais
Here’s SCOTUSblog on Louisiana v. Callais (consolidated with Robinson v. Louisiana), an appeal from a three-judge panel on a racial gerrymandering claim. Argument will take place 10 am ET Monday, March 24. Some oral argument previews:
CBS News
The Center … Continue reading
Crum: “Questioning Shaw in Callais”
The following is a guest post from Professor Travis Crum:
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a Shaw challenge to Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan. This is the first time the Court will… Continue reading
Are at-large v. single member district elections affecting how Texas school boards behave?
Interesting piece at the Texas Tribune.
“Assessing Gerrymandering after the 2020 Census”
Daniel Magleby and Michael D. McDonald have written this draft for ELJ. Here is the abstract:
The Roberts Court has turned over efforts to limit gerrymanders to politics and willing state courts. Scholars have proposed several methods for evaluating… Continue reading