Republicans’ hold on Congress and statehouses could be more vulnerable than once thought.
redistricting
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Left and Ralph Northam
Tuesday’s election in Virginia will determine who controls the 2021 redistricting process—and whether more progressives will go to Congress and the state legislature.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Redistricting Fuels Big Money Arms Race
In the high-stakes contest over redistricting, both the Democratic and Republican parties are stockpiling cash for political and legal battles, often with no limits or disclosure.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Slaying the Partisan Gerrymander
With extreme gerrymanders on the rise, it is time for the Supreme Court—and the states—to curb a practice that has gotten out of control.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Supreme Court Has Historic Chance to End Extreme Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court, which has decided to hear a landmark case on whether Wisconsin electoral maps were unconstitutionally drawn, could deliver a major blow to ultra-partisan redistricting.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Extreme Gerrymandering Complicates 2018 Congressional Map for Democrats
It will take nothing short of an electoral wave for Democrats to retake the House in 2018, and that’s exactly the problem. A new report from the Brennan Center at the New York University School of Law underscores the devastating effect of gerrymandering on recent House elections: The researchers found that over the past decade, […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Wisconsin Redistricting Lawsuit Could Reverberate Nationally
A federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s Republican-drawn state legislative district lines could have sweeping implications for gerrymandered districts nationwide.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Race-Based Gerrymandering Comes to the Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could have far-reaching effects on congressional representation for minority groups.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Political Legacy of O’Malley’s Gerrymandered Maryland
‘Governor Gerrymander’ could have made a bad map better; instead he made it worse.