Category Archives: redistricting
Evenwel Amicus Brief of LA and 19 Cities and Counties
Here.
More Evenwel Amicus Briefs
Following up on this listing, I have received the following additional amicus briefs (all supporting Texas):
Brief of 21 state attorneys general
Lawyers’ Committee
New York City
Texas Senators
Direct Action for Rights and Equality et al.
NAACP LDF… Continue reading
Amicus Briefs in Evenwel Case
I’ve already linked to the Persily et al. brief.
I have also received briefs from:
the DNC
Common Cause
Harris County
Brennan Center
Former census bureau directors
Constitutional Accountability Center
ACLU
Here is a list of additional briefs on the… Continue reading
Probably the Most Important Brief in Evenwel Has Just Been Filed
It is the amicus brief of Nate Persily, Bernie Grofman, Charles Stewart, Steve Ansolabehere, and Bruce Cain. Hard to think of a better A-list of political scientists working at the intersection of election law and political science. Here is the … Continue reading
“Republican Lawmaker Says Inmates are Key to Defeating Corrine Brown”
Politico Florida:
In a private gathering during last month’s Republican Party of Florida quarterly meeting, state Rep. Janet Adkins told a group of North Florida GOP activists that the key to defeating Corrine Brown, a black Jacksonville Democrat, is… Continue reading
Read Texas’s Brief on Merits in #SCOTUS Evenwel One Person, One Vote Case
Here, via Ballot Access News.
Federal Court Appoints UCI’s Bernie Grofman to Draw VA Congressional Districts
“New lawsuit challenges Virginia legislative districts”
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
A lawsuit filed Monday in Richmond Circuit Court challenges 11 of Virginia’s legislative districts, arguing that they violate the state constitution’s requirement of compactness.
The suit, backed by the nonpartisan redistricting reform group OneVirginia2021, challenges six Republican-held… Continue reading
“NC seats are safe and voters are ignored”
California Legislature Passes Resolution Opposing Evenwel Concept of One Person, One Vote
“Supreme Court case based in Md. could have wide impact”
Baltimore Sun:
A little-noticed lawsuit brought by a Maryland man challenging the state’s contorted congressional districts will be heard this fall by the Supreme Court — where it has the potential to open a new line of constitutional attack… Continue reading
“Redistricting challengers used data and emails to piece together signs of conspiracy”
Tampa Bay Times:
The legal team that uncovered the shadow redistricting process that invalidated Florida’s congressional and Senate districts didn’t rely just on maps and cloak-and-dagger emails to prove that legislators broke the law.
The best clues came in… Continue reading
“Florida Supreme Court allows for another redistricting session, but orders trial court to take charge”
Miami Herald:
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday ordered the trial court to return to the redistricting drawing board, allowing it to review the rival maps submitted by the House and Senate and choose between them.
The court rejected… Continue reading