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

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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…

24

Jul

LAW, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, REFORMballot initiative, MI, Michigan, oral argument, state supreme court, VIDEO

Michigan State Supreme Court Hears Argument on Commission Ballot Initiative

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Last week, the Michigan State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that pits redistricting reform advocates at odds with opponents about whether to allow a proposal for an…

23

Jul

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

Video: A Neat Lesson on Less Obvious Gerrymanders

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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…

09

Jul

Equal Protection, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting GerrymandersGrofman, legal, partisan gerrymandering

Leading Expert in Redistricting “Grofman,” Suggests a Path to Proving Partisan Gerrymandering

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Bernard Grofman, author, professor at the University of California at Irvine, and an expert witness in a multitude of redistricting cases, published this article in the Washington Post today.  In…

09

Jul

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting LitigationAbbott, Supreme Court, Texas, texas redistricting

Supreme Court Rules on Texas Redistricting

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Texas - Abbott v. Perez This is the most protracted post-census 2010 litigation to date.  The original case challenged the Texas legislatures’ 2011 redistricting maps, but the litigation now centers…

09

Jul

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Uncategorizedpartisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court, Whitford v Gill, Wisconsin

Supreme Court Keeps Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge Alive in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin - Whitford v. Gill This case had been the one to watch because it offered the court an opportunity to expound on when partisan gerrymandering becomes egregious enough to…

09

Jul

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting LitigationBenisek, Lamone, Maryland, partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decides Procedural Issue in Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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Maryland (Benisek v. Lamone): This case was a procedural matter brought before the Supreme Court on the question of whether a federal district court should have denied a preliminary injunction…

29

Mar

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigationbenesik v Lamone, congressional, featured, Maryland, MD, oral argument, partisan gerrymandering, scotus, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Mostly Befuddled in Oral Argument Over Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case

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  Washington D.C. - This Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the three partisan gerrymandering cases before the court this term (Benesik v. Lamone).  The…

12

Mar

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanderscongressional, featured, League of Women Voters of PA, PA State Supreme Court, partisan gerrymandering, Pennsylvania

ABC News Takes a Deeper Look at Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map

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  Pennsylvania - The state's new congressional map drawn by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may look more esthetically pleasing to most, but it has serious political implications.  Watch ABC News…