Understanding the Geographic Origin and Concentration of Redistricting Cases Filed in U.S. Courts

• In Event: Electoral Districting in the United States

Brief Overview

Based on a unique data set of all redistricting cases that have arisen in the state and federal court systems, we seek to explain why cases emerge in some locales but not others.

Authors

• Jim Gimpel, University of Maryland-College Park

• Tristan Hightower, University of Maryland

• Patrick C. Wohlfarth, University of Maryland-College Park