U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Jul. 2, 2018
Gerrymandering, the high court and the way(s) forward
With the coming national holiday of self-determination, and national elections beyond, it is a welcome moment to consider democratic upgrades that don’t depend on the federal judiciary.
Justin Levitt
Professor
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Email: justin.levitt@lls.edu
Justin helped lead the federal government's work on voting rights in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2015-17.
There's no shortage of attention on the U.S. Supreme Court at the moment. But with the coming national holiday of self-determination, and national elections beyond, it is a welcome moment to consider democratic upgrades that don't depend on the federal judiciary.
Elections matter. National elections, sure, and U.S. Senate -- but also Congress, state legislatures, county prosecutors, city councils. The world we build together would lo...
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