All Articles tagged redistricting

• State Constitutional Commentary
  December 24, 2024 EDT
  PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING CASES IN STATE SUPREME COURTS IN THE 2020S REDISTRICTING ROUND
  Jonathan CervasBernard GrofmanScott MatsudaJustine Kawa

  This Essay examines redistricting lawsuits before state high courts, focusing on partisan gerrymandering cases, an area that has fallen to state courts to police since the 2019 Rucho SCOTUS decision.

• New York Appeals
  November 26, 2024 EDT
  A SPECIAL CONUNDRUM: WHY SPECIAL MASTERS ARE THE APPROPRIATE REMEDY FOR ILL-APPORTIONED MAPS
  Cameron Bishop

  Springboarding off of recent redistricting in New York, this student Comment explains why special masters are the appropriate remedy for ill-apportioned redistricting maps drawn by state legislatures to avoid litigation.