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  1. early and often
    North Carolina Gerrymander Boosts Odds of GOP Holding HouseRepublicans in North Carolina have redrawn their state’s congressional map to add three or four seats to the GOP majority in the U.S. House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. exhibit a
    The Supreme Court Rejects a Lunatic Legal Theory of ElectionsA 6-3 ruling tossed a conservative idea that could have allowed state legislatures to overturn elections.
    By Ankush Khardori
  3. early and often
    Supreme Court Passes Up Chance to Keep Gutting Voting Rights ActIn a surprise, a 5-4 majority including Roberts and Kavanaugh struck down GOP-drawn congressional districts challenged by Black Alabama voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Federal Judge Approves Moving New York Congressional Primary to AugustThe primary for New York’s congressional seats will now be held on August 23.
    By Nia Prater
  5. early and often
    How to Gerrymander a FiascoNew York Democrats thought they could rig redistricting. They made the state’s democracy a national laughingstock again instead.
    By Errol Louis
  6. politics
    Top N.Y. Court Tosses Congressional Maps in Huge Blow to DemsJudges ruled that maps drawn by the Democratic legislature constituted illegal gerrymandering.
    By Nia Prater
  7. politics
    A Brief Guide to New York’s Redistricting MessA judge ordered new Democratic-friendly maps thrown out, but that’s not the end of the story.
    By Nia Prater
  8. redistricting
    Appeals Court Rules New York Congressional Map Favors DemocratsBut the decision is likely to be appealed to the state’s highest court, where all seven judges were appointed by Democratic governors.
    By Nia Prater
  9. politics
    Supreme Court Keeps Eroding the Voting Rights ActWithout so much as a hearing, conservative justices restored an Alabama congressional map designed to minimize Black representation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    New York Democrats Have Gerrymandered Their Way to a Huge AdvantageAlbany lawmakers bypassed an independent redistricting commission and played hardball with the congressional map.
    By Nia Prater
  11. 2022 midterms
    Trump Nod Triggers Tennessee MAGA Carpetbagger FightThe ex-president’s superfans are upset that he endorsed a former Fox contributor over their preferred candidate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. gerrymandering
    Another State Says to Hell With GerrymanderingAfter the Supreme Court punted on the issue, state constitutions like Ohio’s may hold the key to reform.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. redistricting
    The GOP’s Targeting of Lucy McBath Could Face Voting-Rights ChallengeGeorgia Republicans were likely emboldened by the recent erosion of voting rights, but their new congressional map could still spark a federal suit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. 2022 midterms
    Will Republicans Gerrymander Their Way to a House Majority?Democratic efforts to thwart the GOP’s redistricting advantage don’t look promising. But there are practical limits to mapmaking mischief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. redistricting
    State-Legislative Redistricting Is a Big Deal, TooWhile most people focus on congressional redistricting, the state-legislative-redistricting process is where Republicans may perpetuate their power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. voting rights
    Why Democrats Must Keep the Filibuster From Killing Voting RightsWith red states racing to further restrict voting, some limited filibuster reform to allow voting-rights legislation to be passed is now essential.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. 2020 elections
    Progressive Upsets Conservative Judge After Suppressed Vote in WisconsinDespite insisting on holding an election in the middle of a pandemic to restrict voting, Wisconsin Republicans lost their grip on a key judicial seat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. gerrymandering
    State Court Tosses GOP’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map in North CarolinaRepublican boasts about partisan motives for maps challenged, as an illegal racial gerrymander backfired.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. gerrymandering
    Another Court Declares Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under State LawsNorth Carolina joins Pennsylvania as jurisdictions where state constitutional equal protection provisions have led to the demise of Republican maps.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. gerrymandering
    Should Blue States Start Gerrymandering More Shamelessly?After the Supreme Court’s decision, blue states that pursue fair districting risk skewing federal representation even further in the GOP’s favor.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. gerrymandering
    How Badly Did the Supreme Court Damage Democracy Today?Intelligencer staffers discuss consequential rulings on partisan gerrymandering and the U.S. census.
    By Benjamin Hart and Ed Kilgore
  22. gerrymandering
    Supreme Court Dashes Virginia GOP’s Hopes for New Map in Racial Gerrymander CaseAn unusual 5-4 majority held that Virginia’s GOP legislature did not have standing to sue to overturn a gerrymandering decision that helped Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. gerrymandering
    More Trouble for Republicans From Dead Wire-Puller’s FilesLast week it was about cooking up a false rationale for a census citizenship question. Now it’s about lies to maintain a gerrymander.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. gerrymandering
    Federal Court Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander in OhioThe judges ruled that the maps were so severely biased in the GOP’s favor they violated the constitutional rights of Democratic voters.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. gerrymandering
    Why North Carolina May Have to Redraw Its Gerrymandered Map Before the MidtermsA federal court raised the possibility of requiring a new map for the midterms, which could help Democrats while generating electoral chaos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. Michigan Case Illustrates the Overlap Between Racial and Partisan GerrymanderingMichigan Republicans bragged about concentrating “Dem garbage” and minimizing impact of black voters. Is this too much or not enough for the courts?
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the law
    The Supreme Court Continues to Chip Away at Protections for Minority VotersThe conservative majority seems very comfortable being aggressive on this issue, as its decision on racial gerrymandering shows.
    By Cristian Farias
  28. Another PA GOP Congressman Resigns, Triggering Another Special ElectionIn this really bad year for Pennsylvania Republicans, two more special elections are imminent before a terrible-looking November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. The House Midterm Landscape is Settling — and It Looks Treacherous for the GOPWhile the big-picture factors affecting the 2018 elections have marginally improved for Republicans, individual races aren’t looking so hot for them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. The GOP Is Serious About Impeaching P.A. Judges for Reversing Their GerrymanderRepublican legislators in Pennsylvania have the power to impeach and remove judges. But could that backfire in the court of public opinion?
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. The Debate Over Gerrymandering Is Changing in a Fundamental WayRedistricting isn’t just about nice-looking maps anymore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Trump Advocates for Good Old-Fashioned GerrymanderingAs usual, subtlety is not the president’s strong suit.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. New Pennsylvania Congressional Map Is a Big Win for DemocratsA fairer map means a better shot at taking the House this November.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. Governor Wolf Rejects a New GOP Gerrymandered Congressional Map for PennsylvaniaNow the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will draw its own map, using an independent redistricting expert.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Pennsylvania Lawmaker Hopes to Impeach Justices Who Rejected Gerrymandered MapSomeone has been giving Republicans ideas about doing away with courts that don’t rule in their favor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. Pennsylvania GOP Defies Anti-Gerrymandering Court OrderA constitutional crisis is brewing in the Keystone State.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Court Orders North Carolina to Draw Less GOP-Biased DistrictsFor the first time ever, a federal court just ruled that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional. That could gain Democrats five new House seats.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Big Wisconsin Gerrymandering CaseIt is well established that states cannot draw district lines to disadvantage racial minorities. Political minorities have no such protection — yet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Is That a Democratic Tsunami Taking Shape for 2018?More and more signs are cropping up suggesting a historic beatdown of the GOP in the next midterm election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Racially Polarized Voting Is Getting Extreme in the SouthIn just the last decade, Southern white voters have trended Republican in a profound way that makes racial gerrymandering easier.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. Federal Court Opens the Door to Restrictions on Partisan GerrymanderingIf SCOTUS agrees, it would be a boon to Democrats and a blow to the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. election 2016
    The GOP’s House Seats Are Safe. Here’s Why.Hillary may win the presidency, but the House belongs to the GOP.
    By David Daley
  43. gerrymandering
    Are We About to Enter the Most Gerrymandered Era in New York History?Exciting stuff!
    By Noreen Malone
  44. liu to you
    Still More Problems for John LiuThis time, one of his top advisers is reportedly jumping ship.
    By Noreen Malone