“How the ‘one person, one vote’ case in Texas could impact California”
I spoke with KPCC’s Take Two about Evenwel.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Latino Clout Turns on Supreme Court View of One-Person-One-Vote”
Greg Stohr reports for Bloomberg.
Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott
That’s the title of the essay I wrote, shortly after the Court agreed to hear this case, for the Supreme Court blog. Nothing in the briefing has changed my conclusion about that, though I expect lots of tough questions for… Continue reading
“Argument preview: Does ‘one person, one vote’ yield to partisan politics or the Voting Rights Act?”
Amy Howe of SCOTUSBlog previews Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, being argued just before Evenwel tomorrow.
“Up Next at the Supreme Court: A Challenge to Equality for All Americans”
David Gans at TNR on Ed Blum’s Fisher and Evenwel cases: “The Fourteenth Amendment—which turns 150 next year—is at the heart of both Evenwel and Fisher. In both cases, Blum’s argument depends on turning a blind eye to the basic… Continue reading
“The Impact of Evenwel: How Using Voters Instead of People Would Dramatically Change Redistricting”
New Brennan Center report:
A big upheaval could be coming for America’s state legislatures. On December 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, a closely watched case from Texas that will decide whether… Continue reading
The Missing Footnote in Burns v. Richardson, and Its Relevance to Evenwel
For those following the Evenwel one person, one vote case, which the Supreme Court is hearing this week, one question is how much the Court has already settled the issue of whether a state has discretion to use total… Continue reading
Klarner: “Assessing the Potential Impact of Evenwel v. Abbott”
New paper by Carl Klarner. Here is the abstract:
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Evenwel v. Abbott on December 8, 2015. If the high Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, redistricting across the country will be accomplished by… Continue reading
“Let Math Save Our Democracy”
Sam Wang NYT Sunday Review piece:
PARTISAN gerrymandering is an offense to democracy. It creates districts that are skewed and uncompetitive, denying voters the ability to elect representatives who fairly reflect their views. But on Tuesday, the Supreme Court… Continue reading
“Court fulfills voters’ will on reform: Where We Stand”
Orlando Sentinel editorial:
Floridians have waited a long time — much too long — to see their will to reform the redistricting process fulfilled.
On Wednesday, more than five years after 63 percent of state voters approved the Fair Districts… Continue reading
Evenwel and Asian-Americans
“U.S. Supreme Court to hear key voting rights case”
Howard Mintz for the San Jose Mercury News:
With the potential for a seismic shift in the political landscape of California and other states hanging in the balance, the U.S. Supreme Court this week takes on a case that will… Continue reading
CLC Video on Harris Redistricting Case at SCOTUS
Here.
LDF Press Briefing on Evenwel
Listen (beginning at 46:49):
On December 3, 2015, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund hosted a press briefing on Evenwel v. Abbott – to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 8. The briefing featured insights from:
Nina Perales,… Continue reading