Outside the Beltway

The Supreme Court has largely rejected a challenge to state and Federal redistricting maps in the State of Texas.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

A Federal Appeals Court has reversed a lower court ruling that struck down Texas’s Voter ID law as discriminatory against minority voters.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in a case alleging that Texas’s Congressional and state legislative districts were drawn with the intent to discriminate based on race.

Yet more troubling news about the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

New York and nearly two dozen other jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit seeking to bar the Trump Administration from asking about citizenship in the 2020 Census.

California has pushed back quickly against the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question regarding citizenship in the 2020 Census.

Critics warn this move would lead to a drastic undercount of Hispanic voters, impacting Congressional districting, federal programs, and more.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making it clear she has no intention of leaving office before the 2020 election.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case dealing with political Gerrymandering.

A complicated concurrence to Steven Taylor’s recent postings.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

An important redistricting decision was handed down by the Supreme Court today.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

In the wake of the Democratic victory in the North Carolina Governor’s race, the Republican-controlled legislature has stripped the Governor’s office of significant power.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

In a ruling that could have a real impact on the 2016 election, the Supreme Court has declined to grant a stay to a lower court ruling striking down a North Carolina law that tightened Voter ID laws and restricted early voting.

A Federal Judge in North Dakota has struck down that state’s Voter ID Law, the fourth such decision in less than a month.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

A big setback for one of the most restrictive Voter ID Laws in the country.

An overreach on the “disparate impact” standard.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case that could have big implications for redistricting, and the make-up of state legislatures and the House of Representatives.

The Supreme Court has accepted for appeal a Virginia case that deal with the issue of using race and politics as a basis for drawing district lines.

A Federal Appeals Court has dealt a setback to Texas in the battle over its Voter ID Law.

It was a close vote, but Virginia’s Republican leaders did the smart thing yesterday in picking a primary over a convention in 2016.

The Supreme Court accepted a case that will require the Justices to decide just what it meant when it established the “one person, one vote” rule for drawing legislative districts.

Another setback for those opposed to Voter ID laws.

The Atlantic’s Alan Taylor has 50 photos from 50 years ago.

Another tone deaf action from leading Republicans.

The GOP is dominant in the Southern United States, but it’s unlikely to last as long as Democratic dominance of the region did.

States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.

Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.

A victory for the opponents of Voter ID laws that will be untouchable by the Supreme Court.

A victory for opponents of Voter ID in Texas, but it’s not likely to stand up on appeal.

Opponents of Voter ID laws should not get too excited over the fact that the Supreme Court has stayed Wisconsin’s law from going into effect for now.

A Federal Court has given legislators in Richmond a complicated job.

An unsurprising decision from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.

A set back for opponents of Voter ID in Wisconsin.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

A major voting rights ruling out of North Carolina.