The Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford was argued this past Tuesday and it is expected to be one of the biggest decisions of the Court’s new term. Gill v.Source: Podcast: The future of gerrymandering...
During oral argument in Gill v.Source: “Of Steak Rubs and Symmetry: A Response to Justice Gorsuch”...
There’s sometimes a fine line between good governance and trolling. One of this year’s most controversial—if not quite as consequential—state bills is a proposal by Democratic Sen.Source: ‘Show your taxes’—Could California really make presidential contenders do it?...
How should we react when businesses donate to nonprofits, think tanks, and social welfare organizations? Should we feel fear and disgust that Big Money is corrupting our democracy? Or should we be glad that Americans are able to hear the perspectives of the business community, and that civically-engaged organizations are finding patrons for their efforts?Source: The Left again tries to...
Douglas Goodman and Nevadans for Election Reform is hoping to qualify a Nevada ballot initiative for the 2020 election. It will abolish primaries, and use Ranked Choice Voting for the general election. Here is the web page.Source: Nevadans for Electoral Reform Hopes to Qualify Initiative for 2020 to Eliminate Primaries and Use Ranked Choice for the General Election...
The National Rifle Association donates millions of dollars every year to Republican lawmakers in Congress. And those same Republicans line up uniformly to block proposed gun control legislation.Source: The NRA is a powerful political force — but not because of its money...
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...
Joey Fishkin, The Authority of the Court.Source: Interesting Commentaries on Gill Partisan Gerrymandering Argument from Fishkin, Foley...
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’...
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...
