All Articles tagged gerrymandering

• 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.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  January 12, 2023 EDT
  “FREE AND EQUAL”: JAMES WILSON’S ELECTIONS CLAUSE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR FIGHTING PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING IN STATE COURTS
  Brett Graham

  This Article aims to dive into the "free and equal" elections clause, with particular focus on its authorship and potential uses in the future over the battle of partisan gerrymandering.