Michael Li, Senior Counsel of the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice, calls voting rights “The Infrastructure of Democracy”, and worries that the proposed voting rights act, which […]
Li: Congress needs to act on gerrymandering NOW!
The state of Ohio, with almost an even split of Democrat and Republican voters, has 12 districts represented by Republican politicians and only 4 districts by Democrats, according to Michael […]
Michael Li on redistricting, 2021-22
Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, has recently published a report “The Redistricting Landscape, 2021-22“. His report analyzes four factors that affects voting boundaries: […]
Michael Li on COVID-19, the census, and redistricting
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all parts of life, including the 2020 census and subsequent redistricting. Michael Li, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, has researched this in […]
Michael Li on the SCOTUS redistricting ruling
Michael Li, Senior Counsel from the Brennan Center for Justice, talks about the recent Supreme Court decision NOT to get involved in gerrymandering issues in states. He talks with Jan […]
Courts challenge Republican-driven redistricting
If you hold an elected position, how do you keep your job? Gerrymander the voting districts, of course. Recent statistics show how Republicans have kept control of the state politics, […]