The History and Future of Partisan Gerrymandering in America
· 1 h 14 min
Episode The History and Future of Partisan Gerrymandering in America
In this episode, Bradley Smith of Capital University Law School and Nicholas Stephanopoulos of Harvard Law School join to discuss the history and future of partisan gerrymandering, including the mid-decade redistricting battles of the Gilded Age and the ongoing mid-decade redistricting efforts in Texas and California.
Resources
• Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) • Reynolds v. Sims (1964) • Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Aligning Election Law (2024) • Nicholas Stephanopoulos & Eric McGhee, “Partisan Gerrymandering and the Efficiency Gap,” Chicago Unbound (2014) • Bradley Smith, Unfree Speech: The Folly of Campaign Finance Reform (2001)
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Links in the notes 8
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-422_9ol1.pdf
- https://global.oup.com/academic/product/aligning-election-law-9780197662151
- https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1946&context=public_law_and_legal_theory
- https://www.amazon.com/Unfree-Speech-Campaign-Finance-Reform/dp/0691070458
- https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001isJLcA0NBDU2D_HGg2ohDtUUbfEfE-Gpl9t1---7rRBAsT4f5B7IV2UbsNZFPIVvYFY1ZtLK4zENNfTuda3Z_WJBoefPS8mnvM8KMyfAOq4%3D%0A%20
- https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/americas-town-hall-programs
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAU4X6DUZSt5n6aI74Hw0A
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