Breaking News: State Court Rejects Challenge to New Jersey Redistricting
You can read the opinion rejecting ten counts under the U.S. and New Jersey constitutions at this link.
Category Archives: redistricting
“California’s redistricting, by 14 citizens; I’m proud that we were able to eliminate partisan gerrymandering and draw 177 districts for the state Assembly and Senate, Board of Equalization and Congress on time and under budget.”
Cynthia Dal has written this LA Times oped.
“Legal Defense Fund Applauds Legislation Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering in California”
See this press release.
“Redistricting could cost California some clout in Washington”
The LA Times reports.
“Spatial Diversity”
Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (Harvard Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Why do Supreme Court opinions denounce some districts as political gerrymanders but say nothing about other superficially similar districts? Why does the Court deem some… Continue reading
“Redistricting-plan opponents given OK to begin referendum drive”
LA Times: The senate plan now needs 504,000 signatures to be challenged in a referendum.
“Panel tweaks congressional maps; governor signs House, Senate plans”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
“Redistricting scorecard: With parties neck-and-neck, Florida could be the key”
MORE from The Fix.
“Colorado redistricting plan raises eyebrows”
Stateline.org reports.
“Arizona redistricting unlikely to add 3rd congressional area along border”
The Arizona Daily Star reports.
“Citizen Group Tasked With Redistricting Dramatically Changes California Map”
Fox News reports.
LA Times Editorial Praises CA Redistricting Commission
Here. It concludes: “Lawsuits don’t mean the process has failed. It had some holes, and there is room for improvement. But its mission has been accomplished. The political parties no longer pick their voters.”
“The One Person One Vote Standard in Redistricting: The Uses and Abuses of Population Deviations in Legislative Redistricting”
Tom Brunnell has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Since the redistricting revolution of the 1960’s, which began with a series of Supreme Court decisions that forced states to draw equally populated districts for the U.S. House… Continue reading
LWV to Attack Illinois Redistricting as a First Amendment Violation
Channeling Justice Kennedy? I wouldn’t bet on it.