NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Is partisan gerrymandering illegal? The Supreme Court will decide

  • Written by Jonathan Entin, Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
imageOne person, one vote.David Goldman/AP Photo

One of the first cases that the Supreme Court will hear this term could make a huge difference in how legislative and congressional districts are drawn. In Gill v. Whitford, Wisconsin Democrats claim that Republicans drew lines that virtually guarantee GOP control of both houses of the state legislature.

A...

Read more: Is partisan gerrymandering illegal? The Supreme Court will decide

More Articles ...

  1. Defying Trump, Alabama elects Roy Moore – and embraces the same old politics of rage
  2. Defying Trump, Alabama GOP picks Roy Moore – and embraces the same old politics of rage
  3. Brewing a great cup of coffee depends on chemistry and physics
  4. What it's like to be gay and in a gang
  5. Interior Secretary Zinke invokes Teddy Roosevelt as model, but his public land policies don't
  6. How to select a disaster relief charity
  7. Mexico’s road to recovery after quakes is far longer than it looks
  8. The surprising connection between 'take a knee' protests and Citizens United
  9. Why don't big companies keep their computer systems up-to-date?
  10. How the anal cancer epidemic in gay and bi HIV-positive men can be prevented
  11. Why your kids might be able to see better if they play outdoors more often
  12. Secret weapon for space travelers: A steady diet of TV?
  13. By concealing identities, cryptocurrencies fuel cybercrime
  14. Opioid epidemic causing rise in hepatitis C infections and other serious illnesses
  15. Will outlawing 'instant divorce' advance justice for Muslim women in India?
  16. As communities rebuild after hurricanes, study shows wetlands can significantly reduce property damage
  17. Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global implications
  18. Just in time for your tailgate: How getting a drink can be dirty business
  19. 3 reasons why we are addicted to smartphones
  20. Will North Korea sell its nuclear technology?
  21. Teens and parents in Japan and US agree – mobile devices are an ever-present distraction
  22. Let them eat caviar: When charity galas waste money
  23. An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe opioids?
  24. Should America be the world's cop? What the experts say
  25. China's leverage over 'Rocket Man' is key to avoiding nuclear war in East Asia
  26. Clock running out on health program for 9 million kids
  27. Equifax breach is a reminder of society's larger cybersecurity problems
  28. In Trump's America, is the Supreme Court still seen as legitimate?
  29. How an economic theory helped mire the United States in Vietnam
  30. Every year, millions try to navigate US courts without a lawyer
  31. Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick with a challenge
  32. Why Trump's tirades are losing their potency
  33. The history of the persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya
  34. Chasing the flame: Does media coverage of wildfires probe deeply enough?
  35. How Trump could undermine the US solar boom
  36. Study: More, and more diverse, US college students voted in 2016
  37. Comics captured America's growing ambivalence about the Vietnam War
  38. 'Medicare for all' could be cheaper than you think
  39. The South Vietnamese who fled the fall of Saigon -- and those who returned
  40. Why it's offensive to offer a lamb dinner to the Hindu god Ganesha
  41. Saving amphibians from a deadly fungus means acting without knowing all the answers
  42. How the latest effort to repeal Obamacare would affect millions
  43. Flood insurance is broken. Here are some ways to fix it
  44. Science communicators must consider short-term objectives while keeping their eyes on the prize
  45. Trump speaks at the UN: 5 takeaways
  46. Some of the best parts of autonomous vehicles are already here
  47. The most important ways parents can prepare children for school
  48. Why today's teens aren't in any hurry to grow up
  49. As a warming climate changes Kodiak bears' diets, impacts could ripple through ecosystems
  50. Languages don't all have the same number of terms for colors – scientists have a new theory why