gerrymandering

Michigan Selects Its Legislative Redistricting Commissioners The Way The Ancient Athenians Did
The Michigan experiment marks a departure from how redistricting has usually been done.
North Carolina Republicans’ Brazen Power Grab Will Be Difficult To Defeat Before 2024
The GOP’s Secret To Protecting Gerrymandered Electoral Maps? Claim Privilege.
Through new and expansive assertions of privilege, Republican legislatures around the country are shielding their work on allegedly discriminatory voting maps to prevent the public from finding out how and why they made their decisions.
With Other Authoritarian Schemes Cooking, Wisconsin GOP Backs Off Protasiewicz Impeachment
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Wisconsin’s GOP Went To Extremes In Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling To Protect That Power.
Heavily redrawn election districts in the battleground state gave Republicans firm control of the legislature — and the leeway to move aggressively against officials and judges they perceive as threats.
Wisconsin GOP Threat To Impeach Protasiewicz Is Unsupported By Law And Undermines Judicial Independence
The impeachment of a recently elected justice based on lawful campaign conduct and a legally grounded decision not to recuse would negate the people’s votes for Protasiewicz, in our view striking a blow to the principle of judicial independence.
Evers Condemns Wisconsin GOP’s Newest Gambit To Entrench Its Control Permanently
Listen To This: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate and Josh discuss the Disqualification Clause and the growing trend of Republican legislators refusing to follow orders when it comes to any dismantling of their single party control.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

New York Court Orders Redraw Of Congressional Map That Helped Republicans Flip Seats In ‘22
Listen To This: Laboratories in Democracy?

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate do a deep dive into the rightward march of many state legislatures.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

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