Pennsylvania Plaintiffs, in Opposition to Stay Request in Partisan Gerrymandering Case in State Supreme Court, Lay Down Case Against SCOTUS Review
Interesting discussion of the Elections Clause issue I flagged here.
Category Archives: redistricting
“Gerrymandering’s Moment of Reckoning”
Sam Baker for Axios.
“Public Hearings and Congressional Redistricting: Evidence from the Western United States 2011–2012”
Peter Miller and Bernie Grofman have written this article for ELJ. Here is the abstract:
We test theories about the effects of public input into redistricting, with evidence taken from remarks made in person at public hearings. One model, the… Continue reading
North Carolina Seeks SCOTUS Stay to Stop Use of New Districts Ordered to Solve Racial Gerrymandering; Reasons for Doubt
Here’s the pleading (via Amy Howe).
As I recently explained,
There are two reasons to give such a stay order lower chances in this case. First, this is a case on remand from SCOTUS, where there have already… Continue reading
Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case, Benisek v. Lamone, Set for March 28 Oral Argument at SCOTUS
So reports Mark Sherman.
“Common Cause Urges SCOTUS to Expedite Review of North Carolina’s Partisan Gerrymander to Protect Voters”
Release:
Today, Common Cause filed a motion in the U.S. Supreme Court in Common Cause v. Rucho urging the court to expedite its review of the case in order to provide relief to North Carolina voters in time for 2018… Continue reading
“The Courts Take Aim at Partisan Gerrymandering”
Jeff Toobin in the New Yorker.
“What’s the best way to fix our broken democracy? Lean on state courts and constitutions”
“How Big a Deal Is a New Congressional Map for Pennsylvania?”
Nate Cohn for NYT’s The Upshot:
The Republicans are counting on a favorable congressional map to help their majority ride out a possible “wave” election this November. But the congressional map got a little less favorable on Monday when the… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Congressional Districts on State Law Grounds; And There’s a Longshot Theory to Get SCOTUS Review
Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on state law grounds held the state’s congressional districting violated the state constitution. It ordered the state legislature to submit a plan with compact and contiguous districts. If it can’t get a plan signed by… Continue reading
“A second bite at the apple? State constitutions and the ethos of fairness in elections”
Franita Tolson oped in The Hill.
“GOP legislators ask altered North Carolina maps be delayed”
WRAL:
The GOP lawmakers’ lawyers filed Sunday a motion asking the federal judges stay their order accepting new boundary lines from a special master while legislators appeal that order to the U.S. Supreme Court. They want a decision by Monday… Continue reading
“Drawing the Line on Redistricting”
New Bruce Cain column in the American Interest:
The Supreme Court has decided to review three partisan redistricting cases this term. One case centers on an alleged Republican partisan gerrymander in Wisconsin (Gill v. Whitford), another on an alleged Democratic… Continue reading
North Carolina redistricting – where we’re at
Justin here: just a quick note for those trying desperately to keep track of what’s where in North Carolina redistricting given the last few days. (This is the really short version.) Don’t worry, this’ll all change by the time you… Continue reading