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Redistricting

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez

Los Angeles

L.A.'s Leaked City Council Tape Reminds Us Why 'Smoke-Filled Rooms' Are Bad

A lack of transparency doesn't make politicians better people.

Christian Britschgi | 10.13.2022 12:30 PM

Law & Government

The Constitutional State Legislature Doctrine

The middle ground in Moore v. Harper (plus a few additional thoughts on redistricting remedies)

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.13.2022 10:32 AM

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Elections

Carolyn Maloney Loses to Jerry Nadler in Hotly Contested House Race

After redistricting, neither representative was willing to run in a different district, leading to a lengthy, expensive, and unnecessary campaign.

Joe Lancaster | 8.23.2022 9:29 PM

Rep. Jerrold Nadler hands out flyers for his reelection campaign.

Election 2022

Redistricting in New York Will Cost a Longtime Democrat a House Seat

Despite an overwhelming sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction, the only way most voters will fire an incumbent is by voting for a different incumbent instead.

Joe Lancaster | 8.23.2022 2:50 PM

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Elections

Gerrymandering Is Making Elections Less Competitive

Cynical single-party gerrymandering contributes to and is driven by the hyperpartisanship that defines American politics right now.

Eric Boehm | 8.16.2022 8:00 AM

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Gerrymandering

Judge Tosses Maryland's Highly Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Advanced statistics and redistricting reformers combined to kill one of the country's worst gerrymanders.

Eric Boehm | 3.25.2022 4:40 PM

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Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court's Alabama Redistricting Ruling Looks Like a Holding Pattern, Not a Power Grab

Contrary to some of the more breathless reactions, it doesn't suggest a conspiracy to help Republicans win elections by disenfranchising black voters.

Eric Boehm | 2.8.2022 11:45 AM

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Gerrymandering

Did Redistricting Reform Fail in Ohio?

Ohio's supposed reforms left lawmakers in charge of the mapmaking process, and a gerrymandered map was the predictable result.

Eric Boehm | 1.18.2022 4:05 PM

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Inflation

Inflation Hits Highest Level Since 1982

Plus: Evidence that redistricting reforms are working to prevent extreme gerrymandering, what Squid Game has to say about communism, and more...

Eric Boehm | 12.10.2021 9:30 AM

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Gerrymandering

Maryland Democrats Hate Gerrymandering So Much, They're Trying To Eliminate the State's Lone Republican District

When it comes to drawing congressional districts, concerns about the legitimacy of democracy seemingly go out the window.

Eric Boehm | 12.6.2021 2:15 PM

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Redistricting

Illinois' Gerrymandered Congressional Map Is a Window Into America's Political Dysfunction

One of the big losers in the Illinois redistricting plan is Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a moderate Republican who voted to impeach Trump.

Eric Boehm | 10.19.2021 12:20 PM

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Census

Trump Must Actually Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From the Census Before He Can Be Sued for Doing That, SCOTUS Rules

The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to Trump's plans for being "premature" until the administration actually does what it says it plans to do.

Eric Boehm | 12.18.2020 4:15 PM

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Election 2020

Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Reforms

Virginia's upcoming redistricting will be handled by a bipartisan commission.

Sam Rutzick | 11.5.2020 4:30 PM

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Election 2020

Today's Gubernatorial, Statehouse Races Will Set the Table for Redistricting Fights

Republicans rode an electoral wave in 2010 and used that perch to draw favorable congressional districts in many states. Will Democrats have the same opportunity after this year?

Eric Boehm | 11.3.2020 2:15 PM

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Reason Roundup

Court Thwarts Trump's Attempt To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census

Plus: Raleigh cop uses fake evidence in drug cases, caution on CDC study linking restaurants to COVID-19 cases, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.11.2020 9:32 AM

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Gerrymandering

Why Redistricting Reform Goes Off the Rails

"Buddymandering" is the widespread map-related misconduct that's wrecking our elections.

Walter Olson | 6.28.2020 6:00 AM

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Census

Trump's Census Surrender Hints at the Real Reason He Tried to Add a Citizenship Question

Even if the president's motives were partisan, a more plausible cover story would have been enough to pass judicial muster.

Jacob Sullum | 7.12.2019 12:00 PM

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Gerrymandering

Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling Isn't the End of Democracy

State legislatures and Congress can (and probably should) take steps to limit partisan gerrymandering. This was never an issue for the courts to settle.

Eric Boehm | 6.27.2019 4:40 PM

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Redistricting

Voters Approve Redistricting Reforms in Colorado, Missouri, Michigan (and Maybe Utah, Too)

Taking redistricting power away from lawmakers isn't a foolproof strategy for ending gerrymandering, but it's probably a modest step in the right direction.

Eric Boehm | 11.7.2018 2:00 PM

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Redistricting

Colorado's Redistricting Reforms Exclude Third Parties

Proposed "independent commissions" would each include four Republicans, four Democrats, and four people not affiliated with any political party.

Eric Boehm | 8.30.2018 4:25 PM

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's New Congressional Districts Are More Compact. But They're Still Just as Partisan.

The state Supreme Court did away with a Republican gerrymander and tilted the new map toward Democrats. That should be worrying.

Eric Boehm | 2.21.2018 11:00 AM

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Redistricting

Pennsylvania's Redistricting Crisis Deepens as SCOTUS Takes Hard Pass on Getting Involved

The SCOTUS won't get involved in a dispute over Pennsylvania's congressional district lines. Could an algorithm succeed where lawmakers and judges have failed?

Eric Boehm | 2.5.2018 5:30 PM

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Voting

Independent Commissions Gerrymander Just as Much as State Legislators

Independent redistricting commissions may not be as politically-neutral as theorized, says new study

Ronald Bailey | 7.14.2017 2:30 PM

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