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partisan gerrymandering
October 2, 2023
Michael Li
Gerrymandering: Will the Court Permit Discrimination for Partisan Gain?
The Supreme Court could open the door for drawing racially discriminatory districts in the name of partisan gerrymandering.
July 8, 2021
Matt Ford
Republicans Are Already Plotting the Next Crisis for American Democracy
The GOP is strategizing how to win back the House through gerrymandering, setting the stage to dispute the 2024 election results if Trump fails to topple Biden.
November 20, 2020
MagazineJohn Patrick Leary
The Airy Abstraction of “Our Democracy”
Politicians love to bluster about saving “our democracy”—without acknowledging all the ways it’s broken.
July 8, 2019
Steve Mulroy, David Daley
To Beat the Gerrymander, Think Outside the Lines
The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.
February 21, 2019
Matt Ford
American Democracy Is on the Supreme Court Docket
Three cases being heard this term could amplify the imbalance of power and influence in U.S. politics.
November 13, 2018
Matt Ford
A new lawsuit takes aim at partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina.
April 19, 2018
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Is Making History—With Its Snail’s Pace
Why are the justices hearing fewer cases and taking longer to decide them?
June 19, 2017
Clio Chang
The Supreme Court just took up a case that could be a huge blow to Republicans.

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