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Can Direct Democracy Be Made Deliberative, Ethan J. Leib
Can Direct Democracy Be Made Deliberative, Ethan J. Leib
Buffalo Law Review
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Wandering Lonely As A Cloud: National Citizenship And The Case For Non-Territorial Election Districts (Review Of Andrew Rehfeld, The Concept Of Constituency: Political Representation, Democratic Legitimacy, And Institutional Design), James A. Gardner
Book Reviews
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Foreword: Representation Without Party: Lessons From State Constitutional Attempts To Control Gerrymandering, James A. Gardner
Foreword: Representation Without Party: Lessons From State Constitutional Attempts To Control Gerrymandering, James A. Gardner
Journal Articles
Since the founding, all gerrymandering of election districts, at both the state and congressional levels, has been accomplished by state actors operating almost exclusively under state law. State constitutions have often served as a first line of defense against publicly disfavored practices, and the treatment of gerrymandering is no exception. The state constitutional record reveals a gradual introduction, diffusion, and evolution of a wide variety of provisions intended to control gerrymandering, including requirements of contiguity, compactness, respect for local political boundaries, and preservation of communities of interest, among others. Indeed, such provisions have been validated by the U.S. Supreme Court …