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.… Read more “Leading Expert in Redistricting “Grofman,” Suggests a Path to Proving Partisan Gerrymandering”
Category: Law
Supreme Court Rules on Texas Redistricting
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… Read more “Supreme Court Rules on Texas Redistricting”
Supreme Court Keeps Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge Alive in Wisconsin
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… Read more “Supreme Court Keeps Partisan Gerrymandering Challenge Alive in Wisconsin”
Supreme Court Decides Procedural Issue in Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
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… Read more “Supreme Court Decides Procedural Issue in Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case”
Supreme Court Mostly Befuddled in Oral Argument Over Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case
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.… Read more “Supreme Court Mostly Befuddled in Oral Argument Over Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Case”
ABC News Takes a Deeper Look at Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map
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. … Read more “ABC News Takes a Deeper Look at Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Map”
State Supreme Court Redraws Pennsylvania Congressional Map
Pennsylvania – This January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the state’s congressional map was an unconstitutional gerrymander. The plaintiffs had alleged the map is an eggregious partisan gerrymander executed by Republican state… Read more “State Supreme Court Redraws Pennsylvania Congressional Map”
