Read complete books and articles on: Gerrymandering

Gerrymander - jĕrˈēmănˌdər, gĕr–, in politics, rearrangement of voting districts so as to favor the party in power. The objective is to create as many districts as possible in areas of known support and to concentrate the opposition's strength into as few districts as possible. Extremely irregular boundary lines are sometimes necessary to

12 of the Best Books and Articles on: Gerrymandering

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Political Gerrymandering and the Courts » Read Now
by Bernard Grofman. 340 pgs.

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The Appearance of Equality: Racial Gerrymandering, Redistricting, and the Supreme Court » Read Now
by Christopher M. Burke. 212 pgs.

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An examination of the language of law in the area of political representation, this book considers the development and recognition of group claims brought pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause in Supreme Court opinions. In his analysis, Burke highlights the different...
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An examination of the language of law in the area of political representation, this book considers the development and recognition of group claims brought pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause in Supreme Court opinions. In his analysis, Burke highlights the different, discursive strategies, broadly identified as liberal and communitarian, used by the Supreme Court to justify the outcomes of various cases, and he argues that no particular strategy of justification is inherently politically conservative or liberal and that no conception of political representation is unassailable. Therefore, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court will articulate a stable measure of fair representation. As such, this book tells the uncertain story of the creation of political fairness by the Supreme Court.
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Ugly: An Inquiry into the Problem of Racial Gerrymandering Under the Voting Rights Act, in Michigan Law Review » Read Now
by Daniel D. Polsby, Robert D. Popper. 31 pgs.

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Colorblind Injustice: Minority Voting Rights and the Undoing of the Second Reconstruction (Chap. 2 "Real Racial Gerrymandering-Lessons from L. A.") » Read Now
by J. Morgan Kousser. 594 pgs.

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Challenging trends in Supreme Court decisions on civil rights, the author of this book criticizes the Court's postmodern equal protection and seeks to demonstrate that legislative and judicial history still matter for public policy.
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The Limits of Law: Essays on Democratic Governance (Chap. 10 "The Thickest Thicket: Partisan Gerrymandering and Judicial Regulation of Politics") » Read Now
by Peter H. Schuck. 492 pgs.

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In the Limits of Law, Peter Schuck draws on law, social science, and history to explore this momentous clash between law's compelling promise of ordered liberty and the realistic limits of its capacity to deliver on this promise.
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Voting Rights and Redistricting in the United States (Chap. 10 "Malapportionment and Gerrymandering in Other Countries and Alternative Electoral Systems") » Read Now
by Mark E. Rush, Joseph Zimmerman. 316 pgs.

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This up-to-date collection of essays addresses key elements of the law and politics of voting rights: the Supreme Court's jurisprudence, the impact of the Voting Rights Act, and the opportunities for enhanced minority representation posed by alternative electoral systems.
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Race and Redistricting in the 1990s ("The Masters' Plan: 'Flagrant Democratic Gerrymandering'?" p. 142) » Read Now
by Bernard Grofman. 412 pgs.

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The Politics of Reapportionment ("Did Gerrymandering Occur in California in 1961?" p. 259) » Read Now
by Malcolm E. Jewell. 340 pgs.

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Apportionment and Representative Government (discussion of gerrymandering begins on p. 66) » Read Now
by Alfred De Grazia. 180 pgs.

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The Redistricting Cases: Original Mistakes and Current Consequences, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy » Read Now
by Michael W. McConnell. 15 pgs.

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The Dirty Little Secrets of Shaw, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy » Read Now
by Melissa L. Saunders. 8 pgs.

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Expressive Harms, "Bizarre Districts," and Voting Rights: Evaluating Election-District Appearances After Shaw V. Reno, in Michigan Law Review » Read Now
by Richard H. Pildes, Richard G. Niemi. 105 pgs.

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