Michael Latner: The lower equality standard reflected in current Constitutional interpretations is well understood among both election law experts and political scientists. Justice Breyer has noted the tension between single-seat districts and proportional representation. The most prominent metric of… Continue reading

Steve Mazie for The Economist.

In my write-up of what’s at stake in the partisan gerrymandering cases over at Slate, I focused on whether Chief Justice Roberts is in play. I dismissed whether Justice Kavanaugh is in play with a single sentence: “And while… Continue reading

Rucho (North Carolina case) Benisek (Maryland case)

David Gans Buzzfeed oped.

Michael Wines in the NYT.

Roy Cooper and Larry Hogan WaPo oped.

Ralph Hise and David Lewis in The Atlantic: “I propose that we draw the maps to give a partisan advantage to 10 Republicans and three Democrats, because I do not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11… Continue reading

NYT reports on today’s Bethune-Hill II oral argument.

You can find the transcript here.