Tag: Redistricting

A three-judge panel voided the congressional map of North Carolina drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature in 2016 and said it constitutes a "partisan" gerrymander. (Corey Lowenstein/The News & Observer, File via AP)

North Carolina Republicans appeal ruling striking down congressional map to Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn · January 11, 2018 9:46 pm

Even though Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones won the Alabama special election, he carried only one of the state's seven congressional districts. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beltway Confidential

Doug Jones’ loss in 6 of 7 congressional districts doesn’t mean Alabama’s redistricting plan is unfair

Michael Barone · December 18, 2017 1:52 pm

The Supreme Court's decision to take up Benisek v. Lamone marks the second time it has added a partisan gerrymandering case to this term's calendar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court to take up Maryland redistricting case

Anna Giaritelli · December 9, 2017 12:14 am

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., admits his Fair Representation Act won't be an easy sell and may not pass for decades. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Bill would nix gerrymandering in favor of multi-member districts

Steven Nelson · October 23, 2017 4:01 am

A faulty census will lead to a dubious reapportionment of congressional districts among states, and an even more dubious redistricting. (iStock by Getty Images)

A few cents, a lot of sense, and the Census

Washington Examiner · October 12, 2017 4:01 am

Courts have no business fine-tuning partisan "fairness." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Beltway Confidential

On redistricting and Gill v. Whitford, the best course of action for the courts is no action at all

Rick Esenberg · October 5, 2017 9:13 pm

There is only one reason this case is being heard now. It is that Democrats still haven't accepted their loss in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats find excuses for election losses in lawsuits

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2017 4:01 am

The court has never thrown out a politically gerrymandered district, as the Constitution does not explicitly say how districts should be drawn. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy cast doubt on Supreme Court’s ability to resolve gerrymandering dispute

Ryan Lovelace · October 3, 2017 5:14 pm

9 cases to watch in the Supreme Court’s upcoming term

Ryan Lovelace · October 1, 2017 12:01 am

Gerrymandering has contributed only marginally to Republicans success. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Michael Barone: To limit gerrymandering, Supreme Court needs just to affirm equal population requirement

Michael Barone · September 28, 2017 4:01 am

The National Republican Redistricting Trust was formed as a counterweight to the new Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama and supervised by former Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Deep-pocketed Republican group ready to battle Obama and Holder over redistricting control

David M. Drucker · September 28, 2017 4:01 am

The Constitution's Framers gave redistricting authority to state legislatures, which are partisan, Paul Clement argued about the Wisconsin gerrymandering case coming to the Supreme Court next month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Former solicitor general: We tolerate partisan lawmakers, so why not partisan gerrymandering?

Ryan Lovelace · September 19, 2017 9:17 pm