“U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether ‘one person, one vote’ includes non-citizens”
David Savage reports for the LA Times.
See also Melanie Mason’s, “Could U.S. Supreme Court Shrink California’s Congressional Clout?”
Category Archives: redistricting
“Supreme Court to hear challenge to Texas redistricting plan”
Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.
“Supreme Court to Consider How to Calculate Size of Voting Districts”
Jess Bravin reports for the WSJ.
Prediction: The Most Important Brief in the Evenwel Case
…will likely be an amicus brief by political scientists (probably supporting neither party) explaining how difficult and contentious it would be to put in practice a voters only measure of population for redistricting purposes.
“Supreme Court to Weigh Meaning of ‘One Person One Vote’”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT:
In the new case, the Supreme Court may decide that states can determine for themselves which standard to use. Even such a ruling could have a major impact, Professor Pildes said.
“If the court… Continue reading
“Only Voters Count? Conservatives ask the Supreme Court to restrict states’ rights and overturn precedent.”
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
For the second time in a year, the Supreme Court has agreed to wade into an election case at the urging of conservatives. In both cases it has done so… Continue reading
“SCOTUS to hear case that could set back Latino voting power”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
One interesting question is how any rule in Evenwel would match up with requirements of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A Reminder About Justice Alito and One Person One Vote
With today’s SCOTUS decision to hear Evenwel, here’s an ELB post from Jan. 10, 2006:
JUDGE ALITO STATES WHAT HE MEANT BY ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE CRITICISM IN 1985 JOB APPLICATION
In this Findlaw column, I questioned what… Continue reading
“Supreme Court to hear Texas Senate districts case”
Mark Sherman reports for AP on the Evenwel case (though that same headline probably could have been written for a number of other cases).
“Lots at stake for California voters as SCOTUS to hear arguments on drawing districts”
Andrew Grossman and I talked about the Evenwel case today on Airtalk. Audio should be posted there soon.
What the Supreme Court Said in the 1960s About Complying with One Person, One Vote
With the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Evenwel today on whether it is permissible to include non-voters (including non-citizens) in drawing legislative districts, it is worth remembering what the Supreme Court said about this in the 1966 case, Burns v. … Continue reading
“Major test on voter equality set for review”
Lyle Denniston on Evenwel.
Breaking News: #SCOTUS to Hear One Person, One Vote Case
In a surprise move, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a three judge court in Evenwel v. Abbott, a one-person, one vote case involving the counting of non-citizens in the creation of electoral districts. Ed Blum,… Continue reading
New Bill to Blunt Effect of Bad #SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling in Arizona Case
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