Results for "gerrymandering"
5 articlesWe Still Havenβt Seen How Bad Gerrymandering Can Get
The article reports on a Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that narrowed constraints on partisan gerrymandering by eliminating the requirement to draw majority-minority districts and raising the bar for proving racial discrimination in redistricting. The author frames this as a significant expansion of legal partisan gerrymandering, particularly affecting Southern Republican legislatures.
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LEE CARTER: The quiet way politicians are choosing their voters (and why you should care more than you think)
This article examines gerrymandering as a practice where political mapmakers group votes strategically to concentrate or dilute voting power. The piece frames this as a significant democratic concern that affects how electoral outcomes are determined and which voices receive representation.
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How math could solve gerrymandering
CBS News reports on Harvard economics professor Roland Fryer's discussion of how mathematical approaches might address gerrymandering. The piece frames mathematics as a potential solution to electoral district manipulation, featuring an expert interview format.
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How the Supreme Court Came to Accept a Practice It Called Unjust
The article examines how the Supreme Court, particularly Chief Justice John Roberts, came to accept partisan gerrymandering as constitutional despite previously calling similar practices unjust. It traces this shift through the Court's concurrent dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and a specific case involving North Carolina's allegedly unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
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Supreme Court Eviscerates Last Remnants of Voting Rights Act, Opening Door to Jim Crow Gerrymandering in Red States
Common Dreams reports on a Supreme Court decision regarding a Louisiana congressional map that struck down a district with a second majority-Black seat, framing it as a gutting of Voting Rights Act protections. The article uses a statement from Stand Up America's policy director to characterize the ruling as opening the door to gerrymandering and threatens democratic representation.
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