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We the People

The future of gerrymandering

We the People

National Constitution Center

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Michael Morley and Daniel Tokaji join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss Supreme Court arguments in a potential landmark case about gerrymandering.

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0:00.0

I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome

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to We The People, a Weekly Show of Constitutional Debate.

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The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America, chartered by Congress, to

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disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.

0:24.0

And in this episode, we discuss what may be the most important

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Supreme Court case involving political redistricting

0:31.3

of the decade, Gill versus Whitford, which was argued this past Tuesday.

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Gill is a case about partisan gerrymandering, and the court is looking about whether that raises First Amendment issues

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and issues of equality or whether courts are even equipped to adjudicate the issue

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in the first place.

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Joining us to discuss these absolutely fascinating

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and important questions are two of America's

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leading scholars of constitutional law.

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Michael Morley is assistant professor of law at Barrow University.

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He co-wrote the interactive Constitution

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explainers about the election clause with Fernita Tolson

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and about the 26th Amendment with Jocelyn Benson.

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Professor Morley also co-author the And about the 26th Amendment with Jocelyn Benson,

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Professor Morley also co-author the Republican National Committee's

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amicus brief in the Gill case on behalf of the appellants.

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And Daniel Tokage is Charles W Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb

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Ebersold Professor of Constitutional Law and Senior Fellow in Election Law

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