Category Archives: redistricting
“14 Years Later, Progress Is Elusive for Supreme Court on Partisan Redistricting”
Marcia Coyle:
Stanford Law School’s Pamela Karlan, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of law professors supporting the Wisconsin challengers, said the decision reflects “four justices who will never find this justiciable and four who will… Continue reading
“9-0 ruling masks deep division on gerrymandering at Supreme Court”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
“Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT:
But the decisions were a setback for critics of gerrymandering, who had hoped that the Supreme Court would transform American democracy by subjecting to close judicial scrutiny the way districts have been redrawn to… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Leaves ‘Wild West’ Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“Is NC partisan gerrymander case up next after Supreme Court ‘punts’ on Wisconsin and Maryland?”
“US Supreme Court ‘Punts’ On Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case”
Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
“Three reasons to (cautiously) celebrate Supreme Court on gerrymandering”
Josh Douglas for CNN Opinion.
“Justice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on Gerrymandering”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Justice Hamlet lives.
For years, those who’d like the Supreme Court to rein in partisan gerrymanders have been teeing up cases with various theories to try to get Justice Anthony Kennedy,… Continue reading
CAC Files Brief on Behalf of Current and Former Members of Congress in Citizenship Question Census Case
“Divided over partisan election maps, Supreme Court could learn a lesson from divided college campus”
Richard Wolf for USA Today.
“No bright line ruling likely on SCOTUS gerrymandering cases”
Barry Burden and Rob Yablon for The Hill.
Will the Pa. Supreme Court Order in the Partisan Gerrymandering Case Push Democrats Over the Top for Control of the House?
Harry Enten analysis with Political Wire commentary.