Michael Li 李之樸

Redistricting & voting counsel at @brennancenter at @NYUlaw. Opinions mine. Usual caveats about retweets. From TX, so lots of tweets about the Lone Star State.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Rep. Terri Sewell’s statement on last night’s shadow docket ruling on Alabama’s congressional map.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Statement of Congressman Shomari Figures on the Supreme Court’s ruling sanctioning the dismantling of his district:

“The Supreme Court has now confirmed that there is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America.”

https://t.co/mPG67MghmF

[Rep. Shomari C. Figures @repscfigures]

My statement on tonight’s SCOTUS decision.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Tonight, thinking of this brutal - but accurate - opening to David Cole’s essay about Callais in the New York Review of Books.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

🚨BREAKING: In a shadow docket ruling, SCOTUS allows Alabama to use its 2023 congressional map (with only one Black-majority district).

The 3 liberals dissent.

https://t.co/FcPGWKFL7Y

[Daniel I. Weiner @DanWeiner329]

BREAKING: we released a new poll of registered voters this morning showing record levels of concern across the political spectrum about government corruption— 92 percent said it was a big problem. https://t.co/mDCVOPS4lL

[Rebecca C. Lewis @_rebeccaclewis]

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins' statement on the new redistricting amendment permitting mid-decade, partisan gerrymandering. "We cannot ignore the reality that Republicans have repeatedly sought to undermine democracy... to gain political advantage"

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

No wasted time: Here’s Alabama’s reply brief.

https://t.co/trUSih5Q87

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

And here’s the response of Black VRA plaintiffs at SCOTUS to Alabama’s request to use its 2023 congressional map for this year’s midterms.

https://t.co/BsFaNW6SAw

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

NEW: The NRCC has filed an amicus brief in support of Alabama.

The response of Black VRA plaintiffs is due by 4 pm ET today

https://t.co/DSgVNKPZLs

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

And here’s the Singleton plaintiffs’ response which mentions the Jefferson Davis holiday, which Alabama observes today.

https://t.co/25qYeIbhIS

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

NEW: The NRCC has filed an amicus brief in support of Alabama.

The response of Black VRA plaintiffs is due by 4 pm ET today

https://t.co/DSgVNKPZLs

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Wasting no time: Here's Alabama's request to SCOTUS to pause the lower court ruling blocking the state from using its 2023 congressional map.

https://t.co/WJLnyC7GUA

[Claire Harrison @claireison99]

Breaking: Gov. Ivey just voided May 19 primary results and called a special election for Alabama State Senate Districts 25 and 26.

#Alabama #ALPolitics

[Piper Hutchinson @ByPiperHutch]

That was fast! @LAGovJeffLandry has signed SB 121 #lalege #lagov

[Nicholas Stephanopoulos @ProfNickStephan]

The WI Supreme Court agreed to hear our case alleging that the congressional map is an anticompetitive gerrymander.

Note that this *isn't* a partisan gerrymandering challenge; our grievance is the map's suppression of competition (not its partisan skew).

https://t.co/awuzOhdx9b

[Roll Call @rollcall]

Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson announces retirement https://t.co/IvZVO5nUuT

[Katie Buehler @bykatiebuehler]

BREAKING: In a trio of cases, the Supreme Court *limits* federal judges’ discretion in deciding whether “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant sentence reductions under the First Step Act. #SCOTUS

[Jeff Wice @JeffWice]

New NYS budget includes $3 million for a state 2030 Census Commission plus for addt’l non-profit organization census outreach. Thx to @SolagesNY @Landondais77 @SenatorCooney @GovKathyHochul @censusSDC @redistrictnet

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

In particular, the Callais plaintiffs are accusing Louisiana lawmakers of dragging out the process so that it will be hard to challenge the state’s preferred map with one Black-majority district.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

In Louisiana, it looks like infighting between the Callais plaintiffs and the state, with the Callais plaintiffs pushing to eliminate both and not just one Black-majority district.

https://t.co/FS18onJxgX

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously upholds Gov. Mike Kehoe’s 2025 special legislative session that approved a new congressional map, ruling the Missouri Constitution gives governors broad discretion to decide when an “extraordinary occasion” exists.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Justice Thomas has asked Black plaintiffs for a response by Monday, June 1 at 4 p.m. ET.

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

Wasting no time: Here's Alabama's request to SCOTUS to pause the lower court ruling blocking the state from using its 2023 congressional map.

https://t.co/WJLnyC7GUA

[Michael Li 李之樸 @mcpli]

The Trump DOJ has also weighed in to support Alabama's request for a stay of the ruling striking down the 2023 congressional map.

https://t.co/cr8VXwiFrE