Garrett Epps on Evenwel
Good piece (ignore the misleading headline—this case is about state legislative districts, although its reasoning could perhaps be extended to congressional districting (not apportionment) within states).
Category Archives: redistricting
“New Florida Lines Change Outlook in 5 House Races”
Nathan Gonzales:
Overall, the range of outcomes in Florida range from no net change to a Democratic gain of three seats, with Democrats most likely to pick up a seat or two. But it will be a few weeks,… Continue reading
“Courts Are Shaking Up House Elections in 2016”
Bloomberg Politics with lots of maps and graphics.
Why I’m Optimistic About Evenwel, #SCOTUS One Person, One Vote Case
Regular readers of ELB know that I’m often sounding the alarm about Supreme Court cases with the potential to hurt our democracy. For example, I recently wrote of big procedural victory for campaign finance opponents which makes it fairly likely… Continue reading
“Evenwel and the Next Case”
Dan Tokaji:
Although I’m generally loath to predict outcomes, I expect the Court to reject the appellants’ argument that the Constitution requires equalization of eligible voters among districts. Buthow it rejects this argument is very much up in the air.… Continue reading
“How Far Will The Supreme Court Go In The Big New Voting Rights Case?”
Tierney Sneed reports on Evenwel for TPM.
CAC Telebriefing on Evenwel Case
Listen:
On December 2, 2015, Constitutional Accountability Center hosted a telebriefing on the case of Evenwel v. Abbott – due to be argued at the Supreme Court on the morning of December 8. The call featured insights from:
*… Continue reading
“Evenwel v. Abbott: What Does One Person, One Vote Really Mean?”
Andrew Grossman has written this report for the Heritage Foundation. Here is a summary:
The greatest hope of those committed to the one-person, one-vote status quo seems to be that in decidingEvenwel v. Abbott, the Supreme Court will simply leave… Continue reading
Breaking: FL Supreme Court Affirms Congressional Redistricting Map
League of Women Voters v. Detzner (with one Justice dissenting and one partially dissenting):
This case is before the Court for approval of a final congressional redistricting plan in accordance with the Fair Districts Amendment and in accordance with our… Continue reading
“A Fourth Path in Evenwel: What Campaign Finance Jurisprudence Tells Us About Legislative Redistricting”
Michael Morley blogs at Balkinization.
“Clearing the Political Thicket: Why Political Gerrymandering for Partisan Advantage is Unconstitutional”
Michael Parsons has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
A corrosive concept has infected the roots of our democracy. This insidious notion, which has eluded judicial grasp, is that legislators may constitutionally draw electoral districts for the… Continue reading
“Lawyers for elections board want map work to proceed”
More news from Va:
The plaintiffs and the original defendants in Virginia’s congressional redistricting case want a three-judge panel to proceed with drawing a new map over the objections of Republicans in the state’s delegation.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs say… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Case Threatens Representation of Children and Non-Citizens”
Release:
Supreme Court Case Threatens Representation of Children and Non-Citizens
An Analysis of the Potential Impact of Evenwel v. Abbott on Redistricting
Report and Interactive Maps
New York, NY, December 2, 2015
Population equality is the main criteria… Continue reading
Read the Reply Brief in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
You can find it here.
More about the Supreme Court case, being argued Dec. 8, here at SCOTUSBlog.