NYT editorial. Nice @nytopinion piece on redistricting commissions, BUT…. They were ruled as constitutional by a 5-4 SCOTUS vote in 2015. One of the 5 was Justice Kennedy. Will the law change if Kavanaugh is confirmed?https://t.co/OShiRHNlJ9 — Ronald Klain… Continue reading

The Detroit News reports on oral arguments.   

The Detroit News reports.

Detroit News: The Michigan Supreme Court’s Republican majority may decide the fate of a proposal that could dismantle political map-making rules that critics argue the GOP has manipulated to keep and grow power in Lansing and Washington, D.C. The state’s… Continue reading

Sam Wang, Ben Williams, and Rick Ober in the American Prospect: With prospects for federal action on gerrymandering fading fast, it’s time to pursue reform through individual states. Such a federalist approach lacks the sweeping breadth of constitutional doctrine.… Continue reading

NPR: “After the Supreme Court declined to make a decision about whether partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, the issue is becoming a campaign issue for Democrats around the country.”

Daily Press: “Now on its way, for the second time to the U.S. Supreme Court, the cost to taxpayers of the House’s intervention in the case  has reached $4,067,098.03, according to Speaker Kirk Cox’s office. (In addition, the attorney… Continue reading

Jason Harrow in The Hill.  I wouldn’t count on it, much as I like the First Amendment associational rights theory that he suggests.

Plaintiffs in Common Cause v. Rucho have filed a new brief before the three-judge district court addressing Gill‘s impact on both standing and the merits of their constitutional claims.  The brief and exhibits along with a press release are available… Continue reading

Story and video here.  One of the creators sends this message: My name is Josh Lafair, and I am a junior in high school. I have always believed that America, despite its polarization, is a great democracy. Then I… Continue reading

In Monkey Cage.  Citing recent racial and partisan gerrymandering decisions, he concludes: Many experts, including me, had hoped the Supreme Court would declare a standard for finding districts had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan advantage that looked at effects statewide.… Continue reading

The Michigan Supreme Court’s order: On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae and the motion for leave to file response to amicus curiae brief are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the… Continue reading