Monthly Archives: November 2014
“The Unbearable Lightness of Zero Deviation”
A. J. Pate, who has been involved in redistricting efforts for decades, has written this guest post on the question whether zero deviation in population for congressional districts is constitutionally compelled:
Zero deviation and divided census tracts are the identifying… Continue reading
Interview with Dahlia Lithwick: “Amicus: Ballot Box Special”
In this podcast, I sit down with Dahlia Lithwick to talk about the bubbling election law disputes, including four which made it to the Supreme Court such as Texas’s controversial voter id case.
And here’s more information about Dahlia’s regular … Continue reading
“Former state Sen. Wright’s jail term ends quickly”
LAT: “Former Democratic state Sen. Roderick D. Wright showed up late Friday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence but was released almost immediately due to jail crowding, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said. A jury convicted… Continue reading