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Gerrymandering: Ah, the tiny facts we cling to

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 10 Kennedy interruptions Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the likely swing vote on a case about extreme partisan gerrymandering, asked 5 questions and made 5 statements to the Wisconsin attorneys and 0 of either to Democrats who … Continue reading →

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John Roberts’ delusion about his Supreme Court

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Naomi

I am wiggling around today, on pins and needles. Today was the oral argument in Gill v Whitford, the huge Wisconsin gerrymandering case before the Supreme Court. A number of people have written that SCOTUS’s decision might be the biggest … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS and political gerrymandering

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Naomi

Source: Can the Supreme Court Fix American Politics? – The New York Times I know, I know, I’ve been sort of obsessed with this Wisconsin case for quite a while. Excited, scared, thinking, hoping that Kennedy stayed on the court … Continue reading →

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