10
Oct
“Of Steak Rubs and Symmetry: A Response to Justice Gorsuch”
During oral argument in Gill v.Source: “Of Steak Rubs and Symmetry: A Response to Justice Gorsuch”...
06
Oct
Gerrymandering Is An Issue For Elected Officials, Not The Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its term with a bang: oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin political gerrymandering case.Source: Gerrymandering Is An Issue For Elected Officials, Not The Supreme Court...
06
Oct
Interesting Commentaries on Gill Partisan Gerrymandering Argument from Fishkin, Foley
Joey Fishkin, The Authority of the Court.Source: Interesting Commentaries on Gill Partisan Gerrymandering Argument from Fishkin, Foley...
04
Oct
Supreme Court ‘Gobbledygook’
The Supreme Court debated the legality of partisan gerrymanders on Tuesday, with swing Justice Anthony Kennedy giving few clues about his vote in Gill v. Whitford.Source: Supreme Court ‘Gobbledygook’...
04
Oct
A Line the High Court Shouldn’t Cross
Lawyers are notoriously bad at math, so when a case involves mathematical formulas, it tends to baffle and confuse advocates and judges alike. Such a case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday—Gill v. Whitford, a political redistricting case from Wisconsin.Source: A Line the High Court Shouldn’t Cross...
03
Oct
With Justice Kennedy Seriously Considering Being the 5th Vote to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering, The Chief Justice Worries About the Political Thicket
Before oral argument I explained that the vote in Gill v. Whitford is likely to come down to Justice Kennedy, with the Court’s four liberal Justices voting to rein in partisan gerrymandering and the four conservatives voting against it.Source: With Justice Kennedy Seriously Considering Being the 5th Vote to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering, The Chief Justice Worries About the Political Thicket...
03
Oct
Kennedy’s Vote Is in Play on Voting Maps Warped by Politics
WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has long been troubled by extreme partisan gerrymandering, where the party in power draws voting districts to give itself a lopsided advantage in elections.Source: Kennedy’s Vote Is in Play on Voting Maps Warped by Politics...
02
Oct
US supreme court: this season’s cases and why they matter
Critical issues including gerrymandering and voter purging will be front and center, alongside Trump’s travel ban and a much-discussed gay wedding cake 02.00 EDT Last modified on Sunday 1 October 2017 02.Source: US supreme court: this season's cases and why they matter...
02
Oct
Gerrymandering has got to go. Here’s how.
The U.S. Supreme Court is slated to tackle one of the most divisive issues in election law: partisan gerrymandering.Source: Gerrymandering has got to go. Here’s how....
02
Oct
Gerrymandering the Constitution: More than statehouse politics at risk
On Tuesday, October 3, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in one of the most important cases of the term, Gill v. Whitford. The primary issue in Gill is whether partisan gerrymandering can be challenged in court at all and, if so, when is such gerrymandering unconstitutional.Source: Gerrymandering the Constitution: More than statehouse politics at risk...