I Spoke with Jen Rubin of “The Contrarian” on Courts Chipping Away at the Voting Rights Act, and the Supreme Court Perhaps Killing Off Section 2
You can watch here.
Alabama Dodges Bail-in
Yesterday, the three-judge district court in the Alabama congressional redistricting litigation declined to bail-in the State to the VRA’s preclearance regime. You can find the district court’s decision here.
Recall that the district court had previously found that Alabama’s… Continue reading
I Was on the Bloomberg Law Podcast with June Grasso: “The Voting Rights Act Is in Jeopardy”
“Is more partisan redistricting coming to a state near you?”
I did this Q&A with Harvard Law Today about mid-decade re-redistricting, the reargument in Callais, and other redistricting issues. Here are some excerpts:
Redrawing districts for partisan purposes at the beginning of a decade is, unfortunately, absolutely common. What has… Continue reading
“Michigan Court of Appeals tosses GOP election lawsuit for filing too late”
Michigan Public Radio:
The Michigan Court of Appeals has tossed out a Republican lawsuit challenging Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s official guidance for many overseas voters.
The lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, the Michigan Republican Party… Continue reading
“NYC campaign finance board denies Mayor Eric Adams millions in matching funds”
Politico:
The New York City Campaign Finance Board denied Mayor Eric Adams millions of dollars in matching funds for the tenth time Wednesday — and suggested in a strongly worded statement that Adams will not be getting a penny… Continue reading
“Texas Democrats approach deadline to return or face GOP expulsion lawsuit”
Washington Post:
Texas Republicans plan to ramp up the pressure Friday on Democratic state lawmakers who fled to suburban Chicago and other Democratic areas this week to prevent the GOP from giving themselves five more safe congressional districts.
Republican… Continue reading
“Federal court says Alabama must use map that creates 2nd Black majority district”
Politico:
Alabama must use independently drawn congressional maps that created a second Black-majority district more favorable to Democrats in the state for the rest of the decade, a federal court said Thursday.A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court… Continue reading
“Democrats make a Trump-inspired U-turn on redistricting”
From Politico:
The last time House Democrats held the majority, they made a sweeping package of good-government reforms — including an attempt to end partisan gerrymandering — a centerpiece of their legislative agenda.
“The people should choose their politicians,”… Continue reading
“Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people here illegally. It’d be unprecedented”
NPR:
With preparations for the 2030 census already underway, President Trump said Thursday he has instructed his administration to start work on a “new” census.
According to a social media post by Trump, that census would exclude millions of… Continue reading
The Alternative Paths to Redistricting Reform the Court Pointed to in Common Cause v. Rucho are Unraveling
In Common Cause v. Rucho, Chief Justice Roberts pointed to the significant reforms to redistricting that had been taking place in the states, as a way of asserting that the federal courts and constitutional doctrine were not the only avenues… Continue reading
The Media’s Unfortunate Greater Interest in the Texas Redistricting Car Wreck than the Supreme Court’s Slow Poisoning of the Voting Rights Act
I’ve written about two big election stories this week, the newly ignited redistricting wars starting in Texas and the Supreme Court’s strong signal that it could kill off the Voting Rights Act Section 2 by next June. Judged by… Continue reading
“Q&A With Election Law Expert Nick Stephanopoulos on Texas Republicans’ Extreme Partisan Gerrymander”
I did this Q&A with Mike Albertus on the ongoing battle over mid-decade re-redistricting. Here are some excerpts:
Texas is trying to redraw its congressional district plan, in the middle of the decade, solely in order to increase the plan’s… Continue reading
“Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout”
The New York Times:Illinois, a Democratic state, was supposed to be a haven, but Texas Democrats have been unable to escape escalating legal and political threats that have gone further and come faster than many of them had anticipated,… Continue reading