Category Archives: redistricting

North Carolina Republicans Go to SCOTUS on Paul Clement Motion to Restore Old Districts for Election

June 26, 2018, 7:09 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Colin Campbell: #ncga Republicans are asking SCOTUS to scrap the court-drawn legislative maps for this election and use 2017 map plan instead, citing a SCOTUS ruling in another gerrymandering case earlier this week. More on this in tomorrow's @ncinsider #ncpol… Continue reading

I Talked Texas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina Gerrymandering on the McClatchy “Beyond the Bubble” Politics Podcast

June 26, 2018, 7:05 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Listen.

Breaking:Three-Judge Federal Court, on 2-1 Vote on Remand from Supreme Court, Finds 11 Virginia State House Districts Unconstitutional Racial Gerrymanders

June 26, 2018, 2:07 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

You can find the opinions here. After holding a bench trial in 2015, this Court issued a divided opinion upholding the redistricting plan. See Bethune-Hill v. Va. State Bd. of Elections, 141 F. Supp. 3d 505 (E.D. Va. 2015).… Continue reading

What About the Other Case Claiming Partisan Gerrymandering in North Carolina?

June 25, 2018, 8:46 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Li reminds us: Side note: There actually is a third North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case – Harris v. Cooper – that still is awaiting some action by SCOTUS. It also had been set for conference last week, but… Continue reading

How Appealing Roundup of Stories on Texas Redistricting Decision

June 25, 2018, 8:42 pmredistricting, residency, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find it here. You can also read my Slate piece on the decision, “Suppression of Minority Voting Rights Is About to Get Way Worse; The Supreme Court has put its thumb on the scales in favor of discriminatory … Continue reading

“It’s a Mess”

June 25, 2018, 4:43 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Great opening quoting Justin Levitt and Rick Pildes in this well-done NPR report by Nina Totenberg on today’s Texas redistricting decision.

BREAKING: SCOTUS Sends Back North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Rather Than Setting It for Argument.

June 25, 2018, 6:40 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Supreme Court has vacated and remanded the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, rather than setting it for argument. This is another sign Justice Kennedy is not ready to weigh back in so fast. I discussed what that remand order… Continue reading

Dahlia Lithwick Talks to Paul Smith About the Partisan Gerrymandering and Voter Purge Cases He Argued and Lost

June 24, 2018, 4:17 pmNVRA (motor voter), redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen at Slate’s Amicus.

ACS Webinar: “Hurry Up and Wait: What’s Next with Redistricting?”

June 22, 2018, 2:10 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Announcement via email: Hurry Up and Wait: What’s Next with Redistricting? Join ACS on June 26 at 4:30pm Eastern for a webinar featuring Paul Smith of the Campaign Legal Center and Michael Li of the Brennan Center for Justice discussing… Continue reading

Beating a Dead Horse Dep’t: “Top Pa. Republicans appeal gerrymandering case to U.S. Supreme Court”

June 21, 2018, 3:33 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer reports.

Parties in in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Spar Over Whether U.S. Supreme Court Should Hear Case or Remand the Case Following Gill

June 21, 2018, 12:38 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Court had the case on its conference docket for today, but it is possible these supplemental briefs will further delay disposition of the case. Jun 19 2018 Second supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main … Continue reading

“The Supreme Court can’t dodge responsibility on gerrymandering forever”

June 21, 2018, 7:55 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“Is Groton the Next Evenwel?”

June 20, 2018, 8:33 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Paul Edelman has posted this very interesting draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Evenwel v Abbott the Supreme Court left open the question of whether states could employ population measures other than total population as a basis for… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Democrats seek to bring redistricting case back to Supreme Court before 2020 elections”

June 19, 2018, 7:45 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin Republicans are claiming victory with Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to send a lawsuit over the state’s legislative boundaries back to a lower court without addressing whether the map is constitutionally drawn. But Democrats say the ruling… Continue reading