Category Archives: redistricting
The Never-Ending Texas Redistricting Case Continues with New Briefing Order
The court wants to know the effect of the Supreme Court’s Alabama case on the Texas case.
What’s the over-under on getting a final ruling before the 2016 election season starts?
“Constitution Check: Is the Supreme Court promoting race bias in election districting?”
Lyle Denniston on Justice Thomas’s dissent in yesterday’s Supreme Court Alabama redistricting decision.
“Fair-weather color-blindness in the Alabama Redistricting Case?”
Interesting post from Rick Hills.
“Court’s lone black justice rails against ‘racial quotas'”
Richard Wolf writes for USA Today.
“Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Alabama Voter-Redistricting Plan”
Jess Bravin reports for WSJ.
“Supreme Court hands win to opponents of Alabama redistricting plan”
Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.
“SCOTUS Alabama decision may affect Virginia election maps”
“A Rare Victory for Black Voting Rights in the South”
Ari Berman on today’s Alabama case.
“Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama in Redistricting Case”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT.
Albany County New York Loses Voting Rights Act Redistricting Suit
Opinion Analysis: A Small Victory for Minority Voters, or a Case with “Profound” Constitutional Implications?
[cross-posted at SCOTUSBlog.]
It is easy to read the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama as a mostly inconsequential case giving a small, and perhaps only temporary,… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court Reverses and Remands 5-4 in Alabama Redistricting Case
The opinion and dissents are here. My @SCOTUSBlog case preview of Alabama case: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=220511 Argument analysis: http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=221453 Opinion analysis coming at SCOTUSBlog.
Bipartisan Measure Proposed to Required Redistricting Commissions for Federal Redistricting
The Hill reports.
Even if such a measure passed (not bloody likely), it could well be unconstitutional.