Tag: gerrymandering
Gerrymandering lawsuits linger as next redistricting nears
As the 2019 state legislative sessions get underway, a busy year of legal battles also is beginning over lingering allegations that hundreds...
Missouri first to adopt fairness test against gerrymandering
The votes won't be cast for another four years, yet Democrats already appear likely to gain seats in Missouri's Republican-dominated Legislature in 2022.
The reason:...
SCOTUS punts on partisan gerrymandering, let maps stand for now
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday essentially punted on extreme partisan gerrymandering as it declined to definitively decide whether it’s constitutional for states to...
Controversial redistricting plans approved by state legislature in final hours of...
Despite objections, in the final 24 hours of the legislative session Alabama lawmakers approved controversial plans to draw new state district lines for voters.
The Legislature...
Martin Dyckman: Winner-take-all winner could be Trump
Our next president may well owe the office to arrogant billionaires or be one himself. Meanwhile, The New York Times reports that fewer than...
Judges will only consider race in legislative district fight
Judges say they will only look at accusations of racial gerrymandering as they review Alabama's legislative districts for a second time.
A judicial panel ruled...
