The US Supreme Court sent Wisconsin’s partisan gerrymandering case — Gill v. Whitford — back down to a lower court this summer, dashing Democratic hopes that the state Assembly map […]
Democrats File New Partisan Gerrymandering Complaint
Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case Gill v. Whitford received an update Friday as lawyers for the Democratic plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in federal court. Lawyers added 28 additional plaintiffs to the […]
Election Law Update: SCOTUS Edition
On today’s show, host Carousel Bayrd explores two recently-decided Supreme Court cases on election law. In the first half, guest Sachin Chheda explains the partisan gerrymanding case Gill v. Whitford. […]
U.S. Supreme Court Issued A Ruling on Whitford Standing
On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Gill v. Whitford, a Wisconsin case alleging the state legislature created an unconstitutional gerrymander when it drew the […]
Partisan gerrymandering here and elsewhere
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard the arguments in the Wisconsin Gill v. Whitford anti-partisan gerrymandering case, and is set to announce in June whether to allow the lower court’s […]
Recent Reporting from the Center for Media and Democracy
Substitute hosts Bert Zipperer and Gil Halsted speak with Mary Bottari, Deputy Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, about her recent reporting, including the redistricting case Gill v. Whitford just […]