01

Sep

FEATURES, LATEST, Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race Rules, REFORM, VIDEOBASICS, gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, prisoners, reform

Video: Gerrymandering and Reform Explained in 13 Minutes

By Michelle Davis

Need a quick primer on gerrymandering and reform? This just-released video produced by CNBC reviews the entire redistricting landscape regarding gerrymandering and reform efforts over the past two decades. All…

14

Nov

LAW, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Uncategorized1st Amendment, congressional, gerrymandering, lawsuit, legal, map, Maryland, partisan gerrymandering, States

Maryland’s Sixth District Ruled a Partisan Gerrymander by Federal District Court

By Michelle Davis

On November 7th, after managing a protracted series of procedural issues involving a lawsuit that was initially filed in 2013, a federal district court panel invalidated Maryland's 6th congressional district…

28

Jan

Equal Protection, FEATURES, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersAtlas of Redistricting, congress, congressional, featured, fivethirtyeight, gerrymandering, legal, maps, partisan gerrymandering

The FiveThirtyEight Blog Releases the Atlas of Redistricting. The Maps are Impressive but Unusable

By Editor

  This week, the sports and politics polling blog FiveThirtyEight released its Atlas of Redistricting.  It takes a comprehensive look at the mapping possibilities for every congressional district in the…

20

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMgerrymandering, Pennsylvania, policyindepth, reform

Watch: PBS Covers Pennsylvania Gerrymandering and Reform In-Depth

By Editor

Harrisburg, Pa - Late in 2016, PBS's American Law Journal gives an in-depth treatment of gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.  Hosts interview lawmakers, review the technology behind redistricting and covers reform efforts.…

20

Mar

Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMcongressional, featured, gerrymandering, North Carolina, northcarolina, redistricting

Watch: A Short History of Congressional Redistricting in North Carolina

By Editor

North Carolina - From the Charlotte Observer Politics & Government section: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134756399.html/video-embed

20

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORMgerrymandering, NPR, reform, Virginia

Listen: NPR Spotlights Redistricting Reform in Virginia

By Editor

Virginia - NPR interviews the  executive director of One Virginia 2021, a nonpartisan organization that's challenging the constitutionality of 11 state legislative district boundaries.      

06

Dec

NEWS, Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Race Rulesfeatured, gerrymandering, lawindepth, lpscotus, North Carolina, NPR, racial gerrymandering, Supreme Court, washington dc

NPR and Scotusblog Recap Oral Arguments in Racial Gerrymandering Case

By Editor

Wash. DC - NPR's Nina Totenberg recaps Supreme Court oral arguments in , Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections and McCrory v. Harris;  the racial gerrymandering claims arising from the…

06

Dec

Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymandersfeatured, gerrymandering, lawindepth, North Carolina, Persily, racial gerrymandering, Supreme Court, washington dc

NPR Talks with Law Profs About Racial Gerrymandering in the Supreme Court

By Editor

Wash. DC - NPR's Nina Totenberg discusses the North Carolina racial gerrymandering claim to be heard today before the U.S. Supreme Court.  Totenberg chats with Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily…

05

Dec

Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, Voting Rights Actgerrymandering, lawindepth, legal, lpvra, North Carolina, racial gerrymandering, scotus, Supreme Court, Virginia, Voting Rights Act, washington dc

Packing Minorities Into Districts. When Is That Ever Okay?

By Editor

Washington DC - The Supreme Court will tackle that question today as it hears oral arguments in two redistricting cases.  Both cases are alleged racial gerrymander claims; one orginating from…