“Supreme Court appears conflicted on dismissal of gerrymandering case”
Bob Barnes writes for WaPo.
Category Archives: redistricting
More Thoughts on Oral Argument in Shapiro v. McManus
Howard Wasserman: “wyers for both sides in yesterday’s argument in Shapiro v. McManus encountered an unusually subdued Court. In a case considering whether a single district judge can dismiss, for failure to state a claim, an action that otherwise … Continue reading
“Supreme Court Justices Fear Loss of Control Over Redistricting Cases”
Adam Liptak in the NYT on Shapiro v. McManus:
At a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday about procedures in redistricting cases, the justices appeared to be trying to reconcile two conflicting impulses. They did not want to close the door… Continue reading
Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Breyer and Alito on Key Role of 3 Judge Courts in Political Cases
From today’s transcript in Shapiro v. McManus:
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: I mean, the other alternative is it’s a three-judge district court, and then we have to take it on the merits. I mean, that’s a serious problem because there … Continue reading
Oral Argument Transcript in #SCOTUS Shapiro v. McManus Case
You can read it here.
I previewed this case (and two others the Court is hearing this term) in Supreme Court Heads Back into the Political Thicket, Orange County Lawyer, Sept. 2015.
“Attorney: Arizona voting maps don’t hurt GOP”
Arizona Daily Star:
A Republican claim of bias in the legislative redistricting process does not stand up under scrutiny, according to an attorney for the Independent Redistricting Commission.
In legal briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, Mary O’Grady… Continue reading
“Voters approve issue to reform Ohio’s redistricting process”
Columbus Dispatch:
Voters overwhelmingly backed a plan to reform Ohio’s hyper-partisan process for drawing legislative districts, and supporters are already looking ahead to passing the same reforms for congressional districts next year. …The current five-member redistricting panel, which includes… Continue reading
“Offering a new standard for gerrymandering to the Supreme Court”
Sam Wang:
Today, I filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission case (S. Ct. 14-232). The brief can be found here. In it, I argue that the Supreme Court should reject Harris’s… Continue reading
“Campaign Legal Center Brief Urges Supreme Court to Reject Challenge to Arizona Commission’s Redistricting Plan”
Release:
Today, the Campaign Legal Center filed an amici brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on behalf of former Justice Department attorneys in support of the Commission and its redistricting plan. The… Continue reading
“D.C. law student takes case against Md. gerrymandering to Supreme Court”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
Steve Shapiro recently pulled his first all-nighter in years.
He worked until about 1 a.m. last month on an assignment for a class at American University’s Washington College of Law, where he is a first-semester 1L.… Continue reading
The Latest FL Redistricting Machinations
“Let’s move beyond winner-take-all elections”
Rob Richie’s contribution to WaPo Evenwel symposium.
“Va. House map constitutional, federal judges rule”
WaPo:
A panel of three federal judges ruled Thursday that the 12 House of Delegates districts that Democrats challenged in federal court are constitutional, giving Republicans a win for now in Virginia’s fraught political map-making battle.
The 2-to-1 ruling comes… Continue reading