{"id":37656,"date":"2018-06-23T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=37656"},"modified":"2018-06-23T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:32:23","slug":"gerrymandering-we-are-given-reason-to-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=37656","title":{"rendered":"Gerrymandering: We are given reason to hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, the Supreme Court Gill<\/em> decision would have sunk me into the earth if I weren’t already there, given all the horrors surrounding us nowadays.<\/p>\n

And I was so, so crossing all my fingers and toes that Kennedy would determine Gill in favor of the plaintiffs, i.e., against political gerrymandering.<\/a><\/p>\n

Nah.<\/p>\n

But today I picked up this knowledgeable essay on the meaning of Gill and the related Maryland case, from the always erudite and inspiring Brennan Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

The short of it: all is not lost! Indeed, much may have been found.<\/p>\n

So I’m feeling a bit hopeful. And planning for June 30, probably in New York down at Foley Square, continguous (or overlapping) Tom Paine Park.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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