Interest Group Activity and Redistricting Litigation in the United States

• In Event: Interest Groups and the Courts

Brief Overview

This paper examines interest group participation in federal redistricting litigation. It considers the factors that attract interest group involvement, including geographic origin, the type of redistricting conflict, and the political environment.

Authors

• Jim Gimpel, University of Maryland-College Park

• Tristan Matthew Hightower, University of Maryland

• Patrick C. Wohlfarth, University of Maryland

• Victoria Worley, University of Maryland-College Park