Last week the National Conference of State Legislatures hosted this webinar on the recent Supreme Court Partisan Gerrymandering decisions. You can watch/listen below. The discussion gives good insight into the current posture of the litigation in Wisconsin and Maryland and other states.
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NCSL’s Webinar description:
When it comes to redistricting, how much partisanship is too much? Or is there a “too much?” The Supreme Court didn’t answer these questions this term. Regardless, the lower courts and the Supreme Court will continue to deal with partisan gerrymandering cases going forward. Learn what the arguments were, what the outcomes were, and what may be next for partisan gerrymandering. Misha Tseytlin, Wisconsin solicitor general, who argued Gill v. Whitford in support of the Wisconsin legislators defending the plan, will discuss the Supreme Court’s opinion in that case. Michael Kimberly, partner at Mayer Brown and co-director of the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic, who argued Benisek v. Lamone in support of the challengers to Maryland’s redistricting plan, will discuss the Supreme Court’s opinion in that case.
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Paul Diller, professor at Willamette University College of Law, who co-wrote an amicus brief on behalf of a number of national local government associations and law professors supporting the challengers in Gill v. Whitford, will provide additional thoughts on the significance and implications of these cases.
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