gerrymandering
High Court OKs Michigan GOP’s gerrymander for 2020 election
October 22, 2019Disappointing citizens, workers, and clean-government advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s GOP-gerrymandered congressional and state legislative district lines.
Read moreThe Louisiana governor’s race and taking the long view in the Deep South
September 26, 2019In 2015, voters were not blind to Edward’s shortcomings but saw beyond them and realized progress was in reach. Nearsighted voting will result in only backward motion.
Read moreA loss and a win: Supreme Court OKs gerrymandering, blocks census citizenship question
June 27, 2019Workers, including African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities, lost one of the biggest U.S. Supreme Court decisions in years.
Read moreStates’ fights are key to controlling Congress and democracy
September 10, 2018Trump’s victory and this year’s primary upsets expose the risky business of predicting elections. More importantly, readers should take a step back and realize that in most cases, state governments hold the key to control in...
Read moreWisconsin still waiting for courts to protect its voters
June 20, 2018Faced with a flaw in constitutional fairness, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 nevertheless kicked to the future any finality on two gerrymander cases.
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