The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering way to describe the political ...
While redistricting is the unbiased legislative process required for legislative maps, gerrymandering is a biased exploitation of the process, aiming to redraw lines for political benefit.
And let’s not forget how, last December, SCOTUS also granted the state of Texas its blessing to enact a similar ...
Redistricting for decades was a little-known aspect of the American electoral system, a process done "in smoke-filled rooms behind closed doors," as an election law expert puts it. That process, ...