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U.S. Supreme Court to take up Virginia redistricting case on racial gerrymandering
Hat tip, SCOTUSblog:
Edith Roberts Editor
Posted Wed, November 14th, 2018 6:45 am
Wednesday round-up
Yesterday the court released orders from last week’s conference, adding two cases to its merits docket. Amy Howe covers the order list for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. For The Washington Post, Gregory Schneider and Robert Barnes report that in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, “{t}he U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of redistricting in Virginia, agreeing to hear an appeal filed by Republican legislators after a lower court’s ruling that 11 House of Delegates districts must be redrawn to correct racial gerrymandering.” In a guest post at the Election Law Blog, Michael Parsons suggests that “{t}he conservative wing of the Court may see this case as a good vehicle to emphasize just how reticent courts should be to step in and police these boundaries generally.” At ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser writes that “{i}n a sensible world, Bethune-Hill would have nothing whatsoever to do with the Affordable Care Act,” but that the case “also presents a difficult issue regarding when non-parties to a federal lawsuit may appeal lower court decisions to a higher authority,” {a}nd this technical question could have tremendous implications for Obamacare.”
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Recommended Citation: Edith Roberts, Wednesday round-up, SCOTUSblog (Nov. 14, 2018, 6:45 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/11/wednesday-round-up-448/
Posted Wed, November 14th, 2018 6:45 am
Wednesday round-up
Yesterday the court released orders from last week’s conference, adding two cases to its merits docket. Amy Howe covers the order list for this blog, in a post that first appeared at Howe on the Court. For The Washington Post, Gregory Schneider and Robert Barnes report that in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, “{t}he U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of redistricting in Virginia, agreeing to hear an appeal filed by Republican legislators after a lower court’s ruling that 11 House of Delegates districts must be redrawn to correct racial gerrymandering.” In a guest post at the Election Law Blog, Michael Parsons suggests that “{t}he conservative wing of the Court may see this case as a good vehicle to emphasize just how reticent courts should be to step in and police these boundaries generally.” At ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser writes that “{i}n a sensible world, Bethune-Hill would have nothing whatsoever to do with the Affordable Care Act,” but that the case “also presents a difficult issue regarding when non-parties to a federal lawsuit may appeal lower court decisions to a higher authority,” {a}nd this technical question could have tremendous implications for Obamacare.”
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Recommended Citation: Edith Roberts, Wednesday round-up, SCOTUSblog (Nov. 14, 2018, 6:45 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/11/wednesday-round-up-448/
Virginia Politics
U.S. Supreme Court to take up Virginia redistricting case on racial gerrymandering
By Gregory S. Schneider and Robert Barnes
November 13 at 3:06 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of redistricting in Virginia, agreeing to hear an appeal filed by Republican legislators after a lower court’s ruling that 11 House of Delegates districts must be redrawn to correct racial gerrymandering.
The action does not appear to halt the redistricting process, though, which is underway at the hands of a “special master” appointed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
[Court strikes down Virginia House districts as racial gerrymandering]
House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), who filed the appeal, said he is considering his next steps, which could include seeking to halt redistricting until the Supreme Court rules on the case. ... “We will take the next few days to consider that and make an announcement at the appropriate time,” Cox said via email.
Marc E. Elias, an election lawyer representing those who challenged the design of the districts, noted in a tweet: “This is the 3rd time SCOTUS will hear cases related to VA’s unconstitutional gerrymander. We have prevailed in each of the first two and expect to again here. What is most important is that the voters of VA have constitutional maps in time for the 2019 state house elections.”
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Greg Schneider covers Virginia from the Richmond bureau. He was The Washington Post's business editor for more than seven years, and before that served stints as deputy business editor, national security editor and technology editor. He has also covered aviation security, the auto industry and the defense industry for The Post. Follow https://twitter.com/SchneiderG
Robert Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987. He joined The Post to cover Maryland politics, and he has served in various editing positions, including metropolitan editor and national political editor. He has covered the Supreme Court since November 2006. Follow https://twitter.com/scotusreporter
U.S. Supreme Court to take up Virginia redistricting case on racial gerrymandering
By Gregory S. Schneider and Robert Barnes
November 13 at 3:06 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of redistricting in Virginia, agreeing to hear an appeal filed by Republican legislators after a lower court’s ruling that 11 House of Delegates districts must be redrawn to correct racial gerrymandering.
The action does not appear to halt the redistricting process, though, which is underway at the hands of a “special master” appointed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
[Court strikes down Virginia House districts as racial gerrymandering]
House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), who filed the appeal, said he is considering his next steps, which could include seeking to halt redistricting until the Supreme Court rules on the case. ... “We will take the next few days to consider that and make an announcement at the appropriate time,” Cox said via email.
Marc E. Elias, an election lawyer representing those who challenged the design of the districts, noted in a tweet: “This is the 3rd time SCOTUS will hear cases related to VA’s unconstitutional gerrymander. We have prevailed in each of the first two and expect to again here. What is most important is that the voters of VA have constitutional maps in time for the 2019 state house elections.”
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Greg Schneider covers Virginia from the Richmond bureau. He was The Washington Post's business editor for more than seven years, and before that served stints as deputy business editor, national security editor and technology editor. He has also covered aviation security, the auto industry and the defense industry for The Post. Follow https://twitter.com/SchneiderG
Robert Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987. He joined The Post to cover Maryland politics, and he has served in various editing positions, including metropolitan editor and national political editor. He has covered the Supreme Court since November 2006. Follow https://twitter.com/scotusreporter
