SCOTUS dismisses partisan gerrymandering case Gill for lack of standing: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1161_dc8f.pdf … See earlier post: http://electionlawblog.org/?p=98408 After the Maryland Redistricting Argument at the Supreme Court, Will the Effort to Rein In Partisan Gerrymandering End with a Whimper?
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And to be clear, Gill is a remand, not an outright dismissal (fog of war, etc)
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That's it for today, so still waiting on Texas redistricting case, which raises issues under Voting Rights Act and racial gerrymandering doctrine. Awaiting to hear if there will be another opinion day this week.
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I'll be writing about Gill and Benisek for
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Purcell Principle (courts should not make changes in election rules during period close to elections) gets bolstered in today's Benisek opinon (cc:
@HHHElections)pic.twitter.com/TKr5OOLe75
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And here's my
@slate piece on today's partisan gerrymandering rulings: https://slate.me/2M3OEav Justice Hamlet Lives!Show this thread
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You and I reached the same conclusion on that. Between these and Masterpiece, to me it seems like a clear tell.
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Some are saying the opposite
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