New Lawsuit in PA State Court Challenges PA Congressional Districts as Partisan Gerrymanders under PA Constitution
Read the compliant, backed by Arnold & Porter.
Category Archives: redistricting
NC Gov. Cooper Says NC General Assembly May Drag Out Passing New Redistricting Plan that is Unconstitutional
WFAE:
Cooper: It’s pretty rare when the United States Supreme Court issues a 9-0 decision on such a controversial issue as redistricting. But it’s clear that these racially gerrymandered districts are unconstitutional. I don’t think we should have another budget… Continue reading
Supreme Court Could Agree to Hear WI Partisan Gerrymandering, Voting Rights Cases as Early as Monday
John Elwood for SCOTUSBlog’s “Relist Watch:”
his week we have five new relists, taxing even my prodigious ability to string transitions between questions presented. For people who have been watching the recent North Carolina election cases like Harris v. Cooper… Continue reading
“Resurrection: Cooper v. Harris and the Transformation of Racial Gerrymandering into a Voting Rights Tool”
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, ACS Supreme Court Review). Here is the abstract:
The United States Supreme Court, like the Lord, sometimes works in mysterious ways.
Back in the 1990s, a group of conservative activists convinced a… Continue reading
No #SCOTUS Action in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Today
Orders list.
Tune in next week to see if the Court grants a hearing in the case for next term (as I’m expecting).
“Supreme Court could tackle partisan gerrymandering in watershed case”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
The Supreme Court could announce as soon as Monday that it is either affirming or reversing the lower court’s decision, or, more likely, accepting the case for full briefing and arguments in the term that begins… Continue reading
Sheldon Adelson Organizing Super PAC to Support Republican Redistricting Efforts in 2020
Teddy Schleifer for CNN:
One person filling some of the fundraising leadership void left by Trump: Sheldon Adelson, the party’s largest contributor, who is preparing for possible headwinds ahead of 2018, according to a person with knowledge of his plans.… Continue reading
Breaking: 3-Judge Court in NC Racial Gerrymandering Case Wants Briefing on Whether to Order Special Election, Etc.
The three judge court is acting even before the official mandate from the Supreme Court. Among other things, the court wants to know who speaks for North Carolina. A very good question.
“NC House, Senate cancel Cooper’s call for redistricting special session, calling it ‘unconstitutional’”
New Complications in NC Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Fascinating Lyle Denniston post:
Both sides in a new Supreme Court test case on partisan gerrymandering – drawing new election districts to favor one party – on Tuesday answered the Justices’ questions about whether the case should stay alive,… Continue reading
Revised Version of My Race or Party Paper Now Posted
I have now posted a revised version of “Essay: Race or Party, Race as Party, or Party All the Time: Three Uneasy Approaches to Conjoined Polarization in Redistricting and Voting Cases” (forthcoming William and Mary Law Review symposium… Continue reading
“Constitutional Connections: Race, partisan gerrymandering and the Constitution”
John Greabe writes on Cooper v. Harris for the Concord Monitor.
“SCOTUS’s Last Chance to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering?”
Kimberly Robinson for Bloomberg BNA:
The U.S. Supreme Court could radically change how states draw their districts for federal and state elections as Republicans and Democrats are preparing to battle over the next redistricting cycle.
More than 30 years ago,… Continue reading
“Supreme Court’s next step on gerrymandering could be its biggest yet”
Ariane de Vogue for CNN.