Politico: A federal judge Wednesday denied Democrats a request for an emergency injunction to have New York use Democratic-drawn district lines for congressional elections.Then the judge proceeded to relentlessly mock every aspect of their request.The case stems from the… Continue reading

You can find the majority opinion and partial dissents at this link.

Politico: The midterm House map is nearly complete. Six months before Election Day, just a few straggling states are waiting to finalize their lines and a handful of court cases challenging new lines are outstanding.Several of the legal cases… Continue reading

The latest.

You can find the ruling at this link. The ruling can still be appealed to NY’s highest appellate court. Anyone expect Democrats to raise the independent state legislature doctrine, arguing that the NY legislature can draw whatever maps it wants… Continue reading

You can find the majority opinion by Judge Thapar and the dissent by Judge Marbley at this link. The dissent seems correct that this case has created perverse incentives for Ohio Republicans to run out the clock to… Continue reading

The following is a guest post from Jeff Barton: When considering a district map, the term “partisan advantage” as introduced by Jon Eguia and advocated by Alec Ramsay refers to the difference between a party’s ideal and actual seat… Continue reading

Rob Yablon blogs.

Reid Wilson for The Hill: The legislature approved a map earlier this year that would have kept most districts largely the way they have existed in recent elections. A new district awarded to Florida after the decennial redistricting process would… Continue reading