16

Oct

Redistricting, Redistricting LitigationNorth Carolina

Voting Rights and Campaign Finance Intersect in NC Lawsuit

By Editor

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NC Legislature's redistricting map have requested for a second time that one of three judges on the panel hearing the case recuse himself. That…

25

Sep

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesTexas

Why A San Antonio Court Will Consider Preclearance for Texas

By Editor

The Texas legislature seemed to be moving on from the fight over its 2011 redistricting maps. The Supreme Court mooted the case against its maps in Shelby v. Holder by…

27

Aug

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rulesat-large voting, California, CVRA

California Plaintiffs find Easier Litigation Route with State Voting Rights Act

By Editor

Minority plaintiffs seeking redress in the courts to combat various forms of minority vote dilution generally had only sections 2 and 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act to make…

10

Aug

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rulessymposium

Persily and Mann Review First Post Shelby Dialogue Among Voting Rights Scholars

By Editor

On July 1st, thought leaders in the world of voting rights gathered together at a symposium titled “Voting Rights after Shelby County v. Holder.” Participants included both scholars and practitioners…

06

Aug

Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rules, UncategorizedDOJ, local

Justice Dept. Forced to “Drop the Ball” in Some Local Election Controversies

By Editor

Before June 25, the Justice Dept. had many balls in the air as it negotiated hundreds of preclearance submissions from local jurisdictions covered under section 5 of the Voting Rights…

03

Jun

Redistricting CommissionsAlaska

Alaska Redistricting Doesn’t Pass the “Smell Check”

By Editor

John Aronno of the Alaska Commons, writes this article in the Huffington Post detailing Alaska's sad experience with post 2010 redistricting saying the process didn't pass the "smell check." read…

16

Apr

Equal Protection, Redistricting, Redistricting Criteria, Redistricting Litigation, Strategy and PoliticsBASICS, Pennsylvania

In Malapportionment Claims, Its All About Timing and Context

By Editor

The 2010 census brought good news to Latinos in Pennsylvania. Significant gains where made the Latino population in the Philadelphia area and other regions of the state. This would mean…

04

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Strategy and PoliticsChicago, Illinois

Redistricting Conundrums, Chicago Style

By Editor

The Chicago City Council approved a new ward map in 2012 amid the usual accusations and claims of partisan dealing. There were complaints that wards 2 and 36 were vicious…

03

Apr

Redistricting, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, UncategorizedArizona

Arizona Redistricting Trial Focuses on Elusive Proof of Partisan Bias

By Editor

Paranoia is inherent in redistricting, even when it’s nonpartisan redistricting. A Republican backed legal challenge against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s state legislative map went to trial last week and…