Category Archives: redistricting
“Schuette set to fight redistricting proposal in Michigan Supreme Court”
Michigan: “GOP justices weigh fate of redistricting plan”
Detroit News:
The Michigan Supreme Court’s Republican majority may decide the fate of a proposal that could dismantle political map-making rules that critics argue the GOP has manipulated to keep and grow power in Lansing and Washington, D.C.
The state’s… Continue reading
“The States Are Now the Best Route to Gerrymandering Reform”
Sam Wang, Ben Williams, and Rick Ober in the American Prospect:
With prospects for federal action on gerrymandering fading fast, it’s time to pursue reform through individual states. Such a federalist approach lacks the sweeping breadth of constitutional doctrine.… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering as a Campaign Issue”
NPR: “After the Supreme Court declined to make a decision about whether partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, the issue is becoming a campaign issue for Democrats around the country.”
“Big bills for Virginia’s redistricting battle”
Daily Press: “Now on its way, for the second time to the U.S. Supreme Court, the cost to taxpayers of the House’s intervention in the case has reached $4,067,098.03, according to Speaker Kirk Cox’s office. (In addition, the attorney… Continue reading
“Justice Kavanaugh can help fix gerrymandering”
Jason Harrow in The Hill. I wouldn’t count on it, much as I like the First Amendment associational rights theory that he suggests.
New Filings in NC Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Plaintiffs in Common Cause v. Rucho have filed a new brief before the three-judge district court addressing Gill‘s impact on both standing and the merits of their constitutional claims. The brief and exhibits along with a press release are available… Continue reading
“Austin siblings create board game to tackle gerrymandering”
Story and video here. One of the creators sends this message:
My name is Josh Lafair, and I am a junior in high school. I have always believed that America, despite its polarization, is a great democracy.
Then I… Continue reading
Tokaji on Abbott v. Perez: Bad Reading Invites Discriminatory Redistricting
My thoughts on the Take Care Blog.
Grofman on Proving Partisan Gerrymandering
In Monkey Cage. Citing recent racial and partisan gerrymandering decisions, he concludes:
Many experts, including me, had hoped the Supreme Court would declare a standard for finding districts had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan advantage that looked at effects statewide.… Continue reading
Michigan Supreme Court, with 5 Justice Republican-backed Majority, Will Decide Whether Citizen Redistricting Measure Can Go on the Ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court’s order:
On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae and the motion for leave to file response to amicus curiae brief are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the… Continue reading
Texas redistricting ain’t over yet
Just before the holiday, Rick posted a Texas redistricting update: the trial court issued a briefing order asking what’s left of the case after SCOTUS remand. Rick thought “there’s not much left to do.” But while most of the… Continue reading
Three-Judge District Court Prepares to Wind Down Texas Redistricting Challenge After Nearly 8 Years
Here’s the order.
There’s not much left to do after the Supreme Court killed most of the plaintiffs’ case in Abbott v. Perez.
My take at Slate: Suppression of Minority Voting Rights Is About to Get Way Worse.