U.S. Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Order to Redraw North Carolina Congressional Map

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Order to Redraw North Carolina Congressional Map

By EditorJan 19, 2018
North Carolina -  This just in.  The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed a lower court order to redraw North Carolina's congressional districts.  That court recently found the North Carolina map to be an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and ordered that the map be redrawn in time for the 2018 elections.  Does this mean the court will likely overturn this case in the end?  (more…)
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Highlights from State Supreme Court Oral Argument in Pennsylvania Congressional Map Challenge

Highlights from State Supreme Court Oral Argument in Pennsylvania Congressional Map Challenge

By EditorJan 18, 2018
Pennsylvania - On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the challenges to the state's 2011 congressional map.  The case, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWV) v. Pennsylvania General Assembly, alleges the map is an eggregious partisan gerrymander executed by Republican state lawmakers that allowed Republicans to win 72% of the state's congressional delegation with just 50% of the vote.  Here are the highlights from the oral arument, which lasted just over 2 hours: (more…)
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An Update on the Partisan Gerrymander Case Everyone is Talking About

An Update on the Partisan Gerrymander Case Everyone is Talking About

By EditorJan 16, 2018
Wisconsin - It's the case that all the legal and social science geeks have been eyeing for months now.  It offers maybe the best chance for the Supreme Court to finally find a partisan gerrymander that goes too far, something it has considered over the years, but has never done.  This would be a first.  (more…)
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Watch: UW Professor Reviews Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Detail

Watch: UW Professor Reviews Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in Detail

By EditorJan 14, 2018
This challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim the gerrymander was so egregious, it violated the first and 14th amendments.  A federal district court panel invalidated the map on those grounds in 2016. Video: UW Professor David Canon gives a detailed overview (40mins) of the case last Fall just before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyLQBn-C8MM
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Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Whitford v. Gill

Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case Whitford v. Gill

By EditorJan 14, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLu61vk-kns&t=102s The case is a challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative district map.  It alleges the Wisconsin state assembly drew politically gerrymandered districts to entrench Republican power in 2011.  Plaintiffs claim the gerrymander was so egregious, it violated the first and 14th amendments.  A federal district court panel invalidated the map on those grounds in 2016.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in One Infographic

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case in One Infographic

By EditorJan 14, 2018
  If you have been meaning to do a Google search and read up on the partisan gerrymandering case over Wisconsin's state legislative district map, but you don't have the 3 hours you will need to bone up on just what "partisan gerrymandering" is and why it might be illegal, here is the infographic for you.  You will be up to snuff before lunch is done. Courtesy of the Brown Political Review:    
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Michigan Launches Anti-Gerrymandering Campaign on Four Fronts

Michigan Launches Anti-Gerrymandering Campaign on Four Fronts

By EditorApr 20, 2017
Michigan -  The Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee is looking to end partisan gerrymandering in the state for good.  The group, including Wayne State University political science professor Kevin Deegan-Krause, will be heading up a good government initiative to end gerrymandering using (1) a ballot initiative; (2) legislation introduced in the state legislature; (3) a lawsuit claiming partisan gerrymandering that is patterned after the pending Wisconsin lawsuit; and (4) a partnership with the Democratic party's newly formed initiative to counter ongoing Republican electoral dominance via redistricting.  Read more here.
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