Tag: Redistricting and Reapportionment
Supreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Field
In his concurring opinion to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh…
Florida Senate Passes Congressional Map Giving G.O.P. a Big Edge
Florida Republicans are poised to adopt one of the nation’s most aggressive congressional maps, pressing forward with a…
A Transformative Justice Whose Impact May Be Limited
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, will in one…
Gov. Larry Hogan Approves New Maryland Congressional Map
Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland on Monday signed into law a new congressional map drawn by Democrats, a…
As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way
State courts in both Democratic and Republican states have been aggressively striking down gerrymandered political maps, as this…
A Democratic Super PAC’s Ad Buy Shows a Widening Battle for House Control
WASHINGTON — The House Democrats’ main political action committee is spending nearly $102 million to reserve advertising spots…
Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to Democrats
A Maryland judge ruled on Friday that Democrats in the state had drawn an “extreme gerrymander” and threw…
Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting
The Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday angered Wisconsin Democrats.After refusing to consider Voting Rights Act claims “in other…
In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections
A bipartisan majority of Ohio Supreme Court justices has ratcheted up an extraordinary legal standoff over the state’s…
A Potential Rarity in American Politics: A Fair Congressional Map
At its peak in 2016, the Republican structural advantage was daunting. Just 195 districts tilted toward Hillary Clinton…
‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America’s Divide
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Representative Dan Crenshaw was tagged as a rising Republican star almost from the moment…
North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina court rejected a Republican-drawn map of the state’s 14 congressional districts on Wednesday…