Politico: Democrats were caught napping in the 2010 election ahead of the last round of redistricting — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade.Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.Senior Republicans… Continue reading

Josh Douglas CNN oped.

Following up on this post about today’s state court ruling, North Carolina Republicans have thrown in the towel: A looong legal battle over these state legislative districts in North Carolina is over. No more appeals. Democrats and opponents… Continue reading

You can find the 357-page unanimous ruling at this link. Given the state Supreme Court has a 6-1 Democratic majority (including now Justice Anita Earls), this ruling could well be upheld on appeal. This is a huge development that… Continue reading

The Hill: Former President Obama on Monday announced a new initiative in a campaign to combat partisan gerrymandering. “Training is at the heart of organizing. It’s why I’ve always made it a priority – from my 2008 campaign until now,”… Continue reading

Josh Douglas WaPo oped: The Supreme Court ruled in June that federal courts are closed to claims of partisan gerrymandering. But never fear, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority: “numerous [states] are restricting partisan considerations… Continue reading

Detroit News story. Complaint. (My coverage of the first lawsuit.)

Ars Technica reports.

Michael McDonald has written this article for the Yale Law Journal Forum. Here is the abstract: Scholars have proposed more than one hundred measures of district compactness to analyze legislative maps, but each of these measures lacks a critical threshold… Continue reading

The Democratic governor and AG versus the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly.