[EL] more news 11/12/14

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Nov 12 14:10:37 PST 2014 

    "Argument analysis: Hitting the 'sweet spot' on race, party, and
    redistricting?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68309>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 2:08 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68309>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I have writtenthis analysis 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/11/argument-analysis-hitting-the-sweet-spot-on-race-party-and-redistricting/>for 
SCOTUSBlog of today's Supreme Court Alabama redistricting oral argument, 
which begins:

    By the end of Wednesday'soral argument
    <http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/13-895_886a.pdf>in
    /Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama/
    <http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/alabama-legislative-black-caucus-v-alabama/> and
    /Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama/
    <http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/alabama-democratic-conference-v-alabama/>,
    it was not clear whether the state of Alabama or challengers to its
    state redistricting plan would be likely to win the racial
    gerrymandering claim currently before the Supreme Court. Nor was it
    clear how the Court would separate permissible partisan gerrymanders
    from impermissible racial gerrymanders. But the argument left little
    doubt that, one way or another and sooner or later, Alabama is
    likely to have a legislative districting plan which helps the
    state's Republican legislators and minimizes the voting power of the
    state's Democrats and African Americans.

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    "Justices Hear Black Lawmakers' Challenge to Alabama Redistricting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68307>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 2:05 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68307>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Adam Liptak 
reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/us/justices-hear-black-lawmakers-challenge-to-alabama-redistricting.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news>for 
the /NY Times./

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    "Supreme Court Weighs Race And Politics In Gerrymandering Case"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68305>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 2:04 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68305>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Nina 
Totenberg<http://www.npr.org/2014/11/12/363579771/supreme-court-weighs-race-and-politics-in-gerrymandering-case?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews>for 
NPR.

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    "Republicans Aren't Rigging the Electoral College"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68303>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 1:44 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68303>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jonathan Bernstein blogs 
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-12/republicans-arent-rigging-the-electoral-college>.

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    "Did Alabama Violate the Voting Rights of Black Voters with New
    Districts?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68301>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 1:36 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68301>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Emily Bazelon discusses 
<http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/11/11/alabama-districts-scotus>on NPR's 
Here and Now.

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    Read the Transcript in the Alabama Redistricting Case at SCOTUS
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68299>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 10:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68299>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. 
<http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/13-895_886a.pdf>

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    "Court Weighs Role of Race in Alabama Redistricting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68297>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 9:57 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68297>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Mark Sherman for AP 
<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/court-weighs-role-race-alabama-redistricting-26861690>: 
"The outcome could come down to whether the justices think that race was 
the motivating factor in the state's 2012 redistricting or that 
Republicans merely tried to maximize their partisan advantage."

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    "A ton of people didn't vote because they couldn't get time off from
    work" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68295>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 9:53 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68295>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WonkBlog 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/a-ton-of-people-didnt-vote-because-they-couldnt-get-time-off-from-work/>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,voting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>


    "Alabama minority redistricting case seems to divide Supreme Court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68293>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 9:51 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68293>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bob Barnes 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/alabama-minority-redistricting-case-seems-to-divide-supreme-court/2014/11/12/217484be-6a8b-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html>for 
WaPo: "The Supreme Court seemed divided Wednesday over and perhaps even 
stumped by a request that Alabama redo its state legislative 
redistricting plan 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/in-alabama-race-again-at-heart-of-voting--rights-debate--but-with-twist/2014/11/02/568409b8-5f69-11e4-9f3a-7e28799e0549_story.html>that 
challengers said was drawn with too much emphasis on the race of voters."

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    Derek Muller's Take on Today's Alabama Redistricting Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68291>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 9:48 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68291>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

He attended the argument and wrote uphis thoughts 
<http://excessofdemocracy.com/blog/2014/11/quick-thoughts-from-oral-argument-in-todays-alabama-redistricting-case>: 
"Bottom line: there seemed to be more sympathy for Alabama's position 
over that of the petitioners, but the Court was quite scattered at oral 
argument, and the opinion could be quite narrow."

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    "U.S. justices weigh racially charged Alabama redistricting plan"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68289>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 9:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68289>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Reuters 
<http://news.yahoo.com/u-justices-weigh-racially-charged-alabama-redistricting-plan-171641043.html>: 
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared unsure how to resolve a 
challenge to a state legislature redistricting plan in Alabama that 
packed black voters into certain districts in a way that critics say 
diminishes their influence at the polls."

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    "Remember Who Held Election's Purse Strings As Congress Sets 2015
    Agenda" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68287>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 8:22 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68287>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

HuffPo: 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/12/2014-election-big-business_n_6135914.html>

    Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), the leading House proponent of campaign
    finance reform, thinks much of this coverage missed the mark. While
    the Election Day results matter, they are only a means to the real
    end --- the legislation and regulation that does and does not move
    in the next Congress.

    "A lot of the moneyed impact," said Sarbanes, "and in some ways, the
    most sinister is on the governing that happens after."

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    "Haters Gonna Hate: Fight Over Wisc. GAB Shows Non-Partisanship
    Comes From Deeds, Not Structure" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68285>

Posted onNovember 12, 2014 8:15 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68285>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Chapin 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/11/haters_gonna_hate_fight_over_w.php>on 
Wisconsin's voting wars.

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