Redistricting

A lawyer for Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday notifying it of Scarnati's intention to defy the order. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Republican leader of Pennsylvania Senate to defy court order in gerrymandering case

Melissa Quinn · January 31, 2018 10:10 pm

FiveThirtyEight's Atlas of Redistricting should be required reading for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Beltway Confidential

Michael Barone: All that you — and Justice Anthony Kennedy — need to know about redistricting and gerrymandering

Michael Barone · January 29, 2018 1:00 pm

Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., decided to step down after details of sexual harassment allegations and his use of taxpayer money to settle them played out in the news. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Patrick Meehan’s retirement adds to Pennsylvania’s congressional district chaos

Salena Zito · January 26, 2018 9:59 pm

Congressional districts redrawn by Democrats could give Democrats a chance to win back seven to ten seats in Pennsylvania, a scenario that makes it much easier for the Democrats to retake the majority in lower chamber.

Court order on redistricting rattles vulnerable Pennsylvania GOP

Salena Zito · January 25, 2018 8:13 pm

The state Supreme Court ruled the Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011, which divided the state into 18 congressional districts, is unconstitutional. (Wikipedia)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state’s congressional map

Melissa Quinn · January 22, 2018 7:34 pm

Last week, a three-judge panel voided the congressional map of North Carolina drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature in 2016 and said it constitutes a "partisan" gerrymander.

Supreme Court puts order invalidating North Carolina congressional voting map on hold

Melissa Quinn · January 19, 2018 12:58 am

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, has joined an amicus brief in support of Maryland Republican voters who are challenging Democrats' redrawing of the state's 6th Congressional District. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Larry Hogan to join amicus brief backing GOP voters in Maryland redistricting case before Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn · January 18, 2018 10:24 pm

A three-judge panel ruled in August that parts of the Texas House district map had to be redrawn ahead of the 2018 midterm elections because lawmakers discriminated against minorities when they drew the districts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Supreme Court agrees to hear Texas redistricting case

Melissa Quinn · January 12, 2018 9:19 pm

A three-judge panel voided the congressional map of North Carolina drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature in 2016 and said it constitutes a "partisan" gerrymander. (Corey Lowenstein/The News & Observer, File via AP)

North Carolina Republicans appeal ruling striking down congressional map to Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn · January 11, 2018 9:46 pm

Even though Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones won the Alabama special election, he carried only one of the state's seven congressional districts. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beltway Confidential

Doug Jones’ loss in 6 of 7 congressional districts doesn’t mean Alabama’s redistricting plan is unfair

Michael Barone · December 18, 2017 1:52 pm

The Supreme Court's decision to take up Benisek v. Lamone marks the second time it has added a partisan gerrymandering case to this term's calendar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court to take up Maryland redistricting case

Anna Giaritelli · December 9, 2017 12:14 am

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., admits his Fair Representation Act won't be an easy sell and may not pass for decades. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Bill would nix gerrymandering in favor of multi-member districts

Steven Nelson · October 23, 2017 4:01 am