Redistricting

A faulty census will lead to a dubious reapportionment of congressional districts among states, and an even more dubious redistricting. (iStock by Getty Images)

A few cents, a lot of sense, and the Census

Washington Examiner · October 12, 2017 4:01 am

Courts have no business fine-tuning partisan "fairness." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Beltway Confidential

On redistricting and Gill v. Whitford, the best course of action for the courts is no action at all

Rick Esenberg · October 5, 2017 9:13 pm

There is only one reason this case is being heard now. It is that Democrats still haven't accepted their loss in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats find excuses for election losses in lawsuits

Washington Examiner · October 5, 2017 4:01 am

The court has never thrown out a politically gerrymandered district, as the Constitution does not explicitly say how districts should be drawn. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy cast doubt on Supreme Court’s ability to resolve gerrymandering dispute

Ryan Lovelace · October 3, 2017 5:14 pm

9 cases to watch in the Supreme Court’s upcoming term

Ryan Lovelace · October 1, 2017 12:01 am

Gerrymandering has contributed only marginally to Republicans success. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Michael Barone: To limit gerrymandering, Supreme Court needs just to affirm equal population requirement

Michael Barone · September 28, 2017 4:01 am

The National Republican Redistricting Trust was formed as a counterweight to the new Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama and supervised by former Attorney General Eric Holder. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Deep-pocketed Republican group ready to battle Obama and Holder over redistricting control

David M. Drucker · September 28, 2017 4:01 am

The Constitution's Framers gave redistricting authority to state legislatures, which are partisan, Paul Clement argued about the Wisconsin gerrymandering case coming to the Supreme Court next month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Former solicitor general: We tolerate partisan lawmakers, so why not partisan gerrymandering?

Ryan Lovelace · September 19, 2017 9:17 pm

A stay in the case determined two Texas congressional districts were racially discriminatory and therefore must be redrawn. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court puts Texas redistricting on hold

Diana Stancy Correll · September 13, 2017 1:56 am

The decision by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito -- who manages emergency filings from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- delays a federal court hearing that was set to take place in San Antonio early in September until the higher court can consider the case. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Supreme Court temporarily blocks order directing Texas to redraw ‘racially discriminatory’ congressional districts

Naomi Lim · August 29, 2017 12:29 am

A three-judge panel in San Antonio, Texas, unanimously ruled Thursday that portions of the state's House district map must be redrawn before the 2018 midterm elections. (iStock by Getty Images)

Federal court orders Texas to redraw statehouse map due to discrimination against minorities

Anna Giaritelli · August 24, 2017 11:00 pm

A federal court on Wednesday concluded Texas' replacement voter identification bill is discriminatory and moved to block the law from being implemented. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal court strikes down replacement voter ID bill in Texas

Anna Giaritelli · August 23, 2017 9:40 pm