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?

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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…

29

Nov

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymandersefficiency gap, partisan gerrymandering, Persily, Wisconsin

Discussion on Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Decision on Bloomberg

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Listen to Stanford Law Professor Nathan Persily and Ruth Greenwood, deputy director of Redistricting at the Campaign Legal Center, discuss a Wisconsin federal panel's approval of a long-sought after measure…

28

Nov

Equal Protection, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymandersefficiency gap, legal, partisan gerrymandering, Wisconsin

Efficiency Gap Analysis Gets This Early Critique from Princeton Professor

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Princeton biophysics professor San Wang has an early critique of Efficiency Gap analysis (EG) - a method for measuring partisan gerrymandering that received unexpected support from a federal district court…

21

Nov

First Amendment, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanderslpequalpro, national, partisan gerrymandering, Wisconsin

Federal District Court Finds Partisan Gerrymander in Wisconsin Assembly Map

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Wisconsin -  A three-judge federal district court in Wisconsin has invalidated the Republican-drawn state assembly district map enacted in August 2011 as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.  If the ruling stands -…

16

Aug

Race in Redistricting, Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rulescou, gerrymandering, lawindepth, North Carolina, state legislature

Court Rules 28 of 170 N.C. Legislative Districts are Racial Gerrymanders

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North Carolina - Last Thursday, a three-judge U.S. District Court panel ruled that 28 of the Republican-drawn districts for the N.C. legislature were indeed unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The Republican practice of…

05

Aug

Redistricting Commissions, REFORMCalifornia, Independent Redistricting Commission, local, sacramento

Sacramento Ponders Independent Redistricting Commission after 2011 Drama

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Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City Council does not want a repeat of the tumultuous 2011 redistricting process.  Last week, the council passed a local law that if approved by residents,…

01

Aug

Race in Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Ruleslawindepth, North Carolina, voter ID

Fourth Circuit: N.C. Voter ID Law Targets Blacks with “Surgical Precision”

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North Carolina - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has overturned the lower court ruling that had upheld North Carolina's comprehensive voter identification requirements.  The panel commented…

27

Jul

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesNational Constitution Center, Texas, voter ID

Unpacking the Texas Voter ID Decision

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Philadelphia, Pa. -  Lyle Denniston of The Nation Constitution Center in Philadelphia writes this thorough review of the Circuit Court's decision in Veasey et al. v. Abbott, which significantly modifies…

26

Jul

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesTexas, voter ID

Meet the Man Behind the Texas Voter ID Lawsuit

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Texas - U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey was a state legislator in Texas when that body passed a comprehensive Voter Identification law.  He had misgivings after witnessing the legislative debate and eventually…