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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGill v. Whitford, the case that can determine "gerrymendering"
Gill v. Whitford
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1161 W.D. Wis. Oct 3, 2017
TBD TBD TBD OT 2017
Issues: (1) Whether the district court violated Vieth v. Jubelirer when it held that it had the authority to entertain a statewide challenge to Wisconsin's redistricting plan, instead of requiring a district-by-district analysis; (2) whether the district court violated Vieth when it held that Wisconsin's redistricting plan was an impermissible partisan gerrymander, even though it was undisputed that the plan complies with traditional redistricting principles; (3) whether the district court violated Vieth by adopting a watered-down version of the partisan-gerrymandering test employed by the plurality in Davis v. Bandemer; (4) whether the defendants are entitled, at a minimum, to present additional evidence showing that they would have prevailed under the district court's test, which the court announced only after the record had closed; and (5) whether partisan-gerrymandering claims are justiciable.
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/gill-v-whitford/
And the country is going to watch how political corruption in the U.S. Supreme Court plays out with Neil Gorsuch, and his placement on the bench by a corrupt right wing agenda led by the turtle.............
Crooks and Liars has a great back ground on this:
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/09/partisan-gerrymandering-illegal-supreme
Jelf
(2 posts)I am a software developer in the field of online maps and have volunteered to help shed light on gerrymandering by producing high quality Google + GIS maps showing voting districts at both the state and federal level. These maps all have a consistent look-and-feel.
There are two ways to see the maps. Below are a few examples. For more information please open any of these maps and then click "Map Tips" in the upper left corner.
Method #1 - Parameters in the link
Display Wisconsin state house districts.
These are the districts at issue in the Gill v Whitford efficiency gap case.
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?t=m&state=WI,house
Display Wisconsin state house districts with #70 highlighted:
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?t=m&state=WI,house,70
Display Wisconsin congressional districts:
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?t=m&congress=WI
Display Wisconsin congressional districts and highlight #3:
https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?t=h&congress=WI,3
Method #2 - Basemap button
1. Open Gmap4. https://mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?t=m
2. Click or tap the basemap button (next to the "Menu" button).
3. Look under the "Overlay" heading. Mobile users need to scroll down.
4. Select "State_legislature_districts" or "Congress_districts".
5. Refine your selection
Click a district and a popup will appear with information about the person(s) elected to represent that district.
Among other things, the "Map Tips" show how to turn geolocation on and how to search on an address.