25

Feb

FEATURES, LAW, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationlawindepth, legal, partisan gerrymandering, scotus, Supreme Court, symposium

SCOTUSblog Symposium in Anticipation of Oral Arguments in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases

By Michelle Davis

. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two key partisan gerrymandering cases on March 26; one from Maryland (Benesik v. Lamone) and one from North Carolina (Rucho v.…

09

Jan

FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMArizona, Independent Redistricting Commission, scotus, Supreme Court

Are Redistricting Commissions in Danger?

By Michelle Davis

Arizona, California and more recently, Ohio are among the handful of states that have established independent redistricting commissions by ballot measures. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a challenge to…

24

Jul

FEATURES, LAW, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Prepbenesik v Lamone, lawindepth, ncsl, partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court, webinar, Whitford v Gill

Listen to the NCSL Webinar on Recent Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decisions

By Editor

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…

23

Jul

FEATURES, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, REFORM, VIDEOBASICS, partisan symmetry, Princeton Gerrymandering Project

Video: A Neat Lesson on Less Obvious Gerrymanders

By Editor

People often often associate gerrymandering with "ugly," districts that have tortured boundaries, but  many gerrymanders are quite pretty.  This tutorial on gerrymandering by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project is one of…

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…

10

Mar

Elections Clause, FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting CommissionsBrennan Center, States

Arizona Supreme Court Case Could Threaten Redistricting Commissions in these 6 States

By Editor

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The case centers around whether voters by initiative, can transfer the authority to…

03

Mar

Elections Clause, FEATURES, RedistrictingArizona, Independent Redistricting Commission

Early Analysis of Supreme Court Oral Argument in Arizona Redistricting Case

By Editor

Hear are early assessments of the Supreme Court's oral argument yesterday in Arizona Legislative Black Caucus v. Arizona. Click the links for analysis. SCOTUSBLOG: Argument analysis: Literalism vs. the power…

02

Mar

Casedocs, Equal Protection, FEATURES, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting LitigationAlabama, lpequalpro, States, Supreme Court

Supreme Court May Resurrect Alabama Legislative Black Caucus’ Equal Population Claims

By Editor

The Alabama Legislative Black Caucus' Supreme Court Case was late last year, and focused on whether that state's 2012 legislative redistricting plan was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Interestingly, there was…