Which means it will now join AL and LA in seeking preclearance. Eight other states, mostly huddled in the heartland (AR, IA, IL, IN, MO, NE, OK, OR), already have final congressional plans. And three (CO, MN, NV) have essentially… Continue reading

Stateline’s report on an intriguing apparent trend, in which states file for preclearance simultaneously with the DOJ and with the federal district court in D.C. Seems to me like this would just add to the burden on DOJ, and thereby… Continue reading

The Washington Times reports on a Brookings panel assessing the latest political impact of congressional redistricting (video here).

More on New York’s continuing battle to implement last year’s law correcting where incarcerated individuals are counted for redistricting purposes.

More Wisconsin news.

See here.  Looks like Justin will be guest blogging just in the nick of time.

See here.

Dale Ho has posted this draft on SSRN (Stanford Law and Policy Review).  Here is the abstract: “One person, one vote,” is enshrined in Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence as a bedrock principle of political equality, requiring that election districts be composed… Continue reading

The Chicago News Cooperative reports (via NYT).

Miller McCune profiles Justin Levitt and his excellent All About Redistricting website.

The Fix reports.