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SCOTUS Refuses to Delay Penn. Gerrymandering Case
On November 3, Justice Samuel Alito refused a request by Pennsylvania state officials to delay a trial in League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. That case, filed in Com...
SCOTUS on Gerrymandering: Independent Voters Don’t Count
Many of the voters who are becoming the most disenchanted with parties are those who live in “one-party states,” and have experienced closed partisan primaries and/or politically gerrymandered distric...
Boltman Says: The Chargers Belong to San Diego, Sue the NFL
I am Boltman.I’ve supported the Chargers franchise for more than 22 years. During that time, I’ve given 100% of my commitment, passion, and dedication to the blue, white, and gold whether the Chargers...
IVN Readers React: Seriously, This Is Legal?
Should lawmakers be allowed to draw electoral districts to protect their party from competition? Can the courts rule legislative and congressional maps unconstitutional on the basis of partisan and po...
Elect Independents If You Want A New Approach to the Gun Debate
Where do we even begin after Las Vegas? The shooting was so calculatingly evil, so tragic for the victims, and so sad for our nation. And yet we have been here before: after Sandy Hook, after the Orla...
Ending Gerrymandering: SCOTUS Victory Would Be Huge; Election Reform is Key
On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court heard arguments for Gill v. Whitford, a constitutional challenge to Wisconsin’s state legislative districts.The interest in the case was evident by the line ...
Voting Rights At Stake in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Update October 3, 2017: The full transcript has been released for the oral argument in Gill v. Whitford. Check out the transcript below. The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Gill v. W...
Why the Mission Valley Stadium Site is So Tricky
Lost is all the discussion of the Mission Valley Stadium site is the question of what to do with the stadium?The Soccer City plan includes a new 36,000 seat soccer stadium. SDSU is announcing plans fo...
Wisconsin Files Final Brief in Groundbreaking Partisan Gerrymandering Case
On September 19, the state of Wisconsin filed its reply brief in Gill v. Whitford, 16-1161, the case over whether extreme partisan gerrymandering violates the U.S. Constitution. The hearing ...
One Thing We Can All Agree On: Gerrymandering Sucks
Everybody hates gerrymandering. That’s the takeaway from a new poll that finds dramatic majorities of Americans in favor of limiting the ability of politicians and partisans to draw their own district...