gerrymandering

High Court OKs Michigan GOP’s gerrymander for 2020 election

October 22, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Disappointing citizens, workers, and clean-government advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s GOP-gerrymandered congressional and state legislative district lines.

The Louisiana governor’s race and taking the long view in the Deep South

September 26, 2019 By Michael Arney

In 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.

A loss and a win: Supreme Court OKs gerrymandering, blocks census citizenship question

June 27, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers, including African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities, lost one of the biggest U.S. Supreme Court decisions in years.

States’ fights are key to controlling Congress and democracy

September 10, 2018 By Michael Arney

Trump’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...

Wisconsin still waiting for courts to protect its voters

June 20, 2018 By Dominique Paul Noth

Faced 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.