The Future of Partisan Gerrymandering in North Carolina
The impact of the new maps — on state and national politics and on the lives of North Carolinians — will be profound.
Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
In South Carolina, Making Redistricting Work for All
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that will shape the future of South Carolina’s Black communities.
The Lesson of Alabama
Republican-controlled legislatures are ignoring the law because they have decided that defiance is good politics.
With Help From Dems, Ohio Has Gerrymandering Déjà Vu
After 782 days and five bipartisan court strike downs of illegal Republican gerrymanders, Ohio is closing out its 2021 mapping cycle with Democrats caving on maps.
In Defending Their Congressional Maps, Republicans Keep Defying the Law
It’s been a rough year for lawyers tasked with defending Republican redistricting maps in court.
Alabama Shows Our Country Hasn’t Changed
Ten years ago, in his landmark opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, Chief Justice John Roberts promised that “our country has changed.”
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Ohio GOP Second Shot at Gerrymandering
It appears that Ohio Republicans will get away with having defied seven prior state Supreme Court decisions entirely unscathed.
A Dangerous Legal Theory Is Rejected
Writing for a six-justice majority, Chief Justice John Roberts firmly rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory.
Two Visions for the Constitution Stand Before Us, But It’s Not a Hard Choice
It has been roughly one year since two seismic events in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Future of Redistricting Rests on These Two U.S. Supreme Court Cases
The outcome in each of these cases is likely to be bad for proponents of redistricting reform. The only question that remains to be answered is: how bad?
