Category Archives: redistricting
“Is the Supreme Court finally ready to tackle partisan gerrymandering? Signs suggest yes”
I have written this oped for the LA Times. A snippet:
Maybe there is some technical problem with the Gill case — such as a lack of standing for the plaintiffs — that would prevent the court from deciding it… Continue reading
Maybe Justice Kennedy is Reading Ned Foley on Why the Maryland Redistricting Case is a Better One Than Wisconsin?
Just a reminder that Ned’s piece upcoming in the blockbuster William and Mary Law Review symposium on gerrymandering makes the case for Justice Kennedy to use the Maryland case (which the Court just agreed to hear) rather than the Wisconsin… Continue reading
Lyle’s Take on SCOTUS’s Agreement to Hear Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Breaking: Supreme Court Surprisingly Adds SECOND Partisan Gerrymandering Case to Its Calendar This Term, This One from Maryland
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a partisan gerrymandering case from Maryland, Benisek v. Lamone. (As with the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford, the Court has postponed the question of jurisdiction as it agreed to… Continue reading
“Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end”
WHYY:
The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom on Thursday with a string of stirring closing arguments before a three-judge panel.
During four days of deliberations, a group of more than 20 Pennsylvania… Continue reading
“Prospects Brightening for Redistricting Reform”
Miles Rapoport for TAP.
Plaintiffs in Texas Congressional Redistricting Case File Brief Opposing Supreme Court Review
“‘Race-based redistricting’ imposed on NC ‘against its will,’ lawmakers say”
News and Observer:
Lawmakers and the challengers of maps proposed for electing North Carolina’s General Assembly members waited until the 11th hour to respond to districts suggested by an unaffiliated mapmaker.
Lawmakers were critical of the process, saying the federal… Continue reading
“Eric Holder’s Battle Against Gerrymandering”
New Yorker report by David Daley.
Special Master Nate Persily Issues Proposed NC State Maps to Cure Racial Gerrymander, Setting Deadline for Comments
Cato Symposium on Gerrymandering
Interesting:
LEAD ESSAY
Why Libertarians – and Others – Should Care About Gerrymandering by Walter OlsonNovember 6, 2017
Walter Olson describes why gerrymandering is a serious problem in our political system: Gerrymandering entrenches the incumbents. Those who already have… Continue reading
“Despite Recent Wins for Democrats, Gerrymanders Dim Hopes for 2018”
NYT:
For Democrats, signs everywhere suddenly look rosy.
They won smashing victories last week in Virginia and other states. With voters giving the Trump presidency and the Republican-led Congress dismal grades, and the Democratic grass roots re-energized, hope is widespread… Continue reading
“The Burdens of Gerrymandering Are Borne by Communities of Color”
Rep. Gwen Moore for NBC Think.