redistricting
Schwarzenegger terminates gerrymandering narrative
Matt Margolis writes for PJMedia.com about the latest pronouncement from California’s last Republican governor. Sometimes the truth doesn’t just contradict the narrative—it obliterates it entirely. When the liberal media sets…
Redistricting, changing voting paterns, alter North Carolina’s congressional district ratings
The North Carolina General Assembly approved a new congressional district map on October 22. The change involves moving Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, and Pamlico counties, along with part of one precinct in Onslow…
Endorsing the end of racial gerrymandering
Editors at National Review Online call for the U.S. Supreme Court to take significant action in redistricting litigation. Sixty years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, more than a dozen congressional districts as…
Is the new congressional map a dummymander?
When word came out that the General Assembly might consider drawing a new congressional map to make the First District more Republican, I wondered if they were potentially creating a rod for their own backs: Andy Jackson,…
Louisiana asks SCOTUS to uphold colorblind Constitution
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist explores an important case at the nation’s highest court. Is the use of race in the redistricting process unconstitutional? That’s a key question the U.S. Supreme Court will be considering in…
Will racial gerrymandering ruling open the door for a new congressional district?
The plaintiffs were destined to lose Pierce v NC State Board of Elections, a racial gerrymandering claim against state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. They not only failed to prove that the districts were…
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