Category Archives: redistricting
“Emails, documents are stark reminder of Ohio’s secret gerrymandering process – Out of Line: Impact 2017 and Beyond”
Federal Court Appoints Nate Persily as Special Master to Assist, Possibly Redraw NC Legislative Districts
“Virginia Supreme Court to hear appeal in redistricting case”
AP:
Virginia’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a redistricting advocacy group challenging a judge’s decision upholding 11 state House and Senate districts.
The court on Tuesday granted a petition filed by the advocacy group OneVirginia2021, which… Continue reading
“The Only Institution in the United States That Can Solve This Problem”
Torres-Spelliscy on Gill.
“Obama’s army enlists in redistricting fight”
Politico:
Organizing for Action, the progressive group born out of Barack Obama’s old campaign apparatus, is joining the redistricting effort that Obama has made a central cause of his post-presidency.
On Monday, OFA officially launched a partnership with the National… Continue reading
“Does Chief Justice Roberts fear gobbledygook? Or is that just baloney?”
Nice Bob Barnes at WaPo.
“In this 5K race, runners will meander NC’s ‘Gerrymander”
News and Observer:
Runners and walkers planning to take part in a 5K race in Asheville early next month might do better with a compass — a well-tuned political compass, that is.
As lawyers, judges and redistricting experts spend… Continue reading
A.J. Pate: Systemic Poison in the Body Politic
The following is a guest post from A.J. Pate:
Systemic Poison in the Body Politic
Ned Foley’s recent commentary, “Of X-Rays, CT Scans and Gerrymanders”, was an interesting analogy linking advancements in cancer research to advances in identifying partisan gerrymandering.… Continue reading
Texas, with Paul Clement on Brief, Files SCOTUS Jurisdictional Statement in Congressional Redistricting Case
“The Supreme Court is Allergic to Math”
538, heavy on the redistricting cases.
“How the Supreme Court Can Soothe U.S. Political Strife: Curbing gerrymandering would encourage politicians to reach across the partisan aisle.”
Al Hunt for Bloomberg View.
“The Math Behind Gerrymandering and Wasted Votes”
Patrick Honner for Quanta Magazine.
Conference at Harvard November 8th: Gerrymandering, Redistricting, and American Democracy
Announcement via email:
On November 8, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation is holding a day-long conference on “Gerrymandering, Redistricting, and American Democracy”. As the Supreme Court considers the most important case on political gerrymandering in a generation,… Continue reading