What Did Last Week Mean for Election Law?

Last week saw further headlines about Democrats advocating a partisan voting reform bill in Congress. But, by the end of the week, this latest attempt seemed doomed to fail in the face of Senators Sinema and Manchin’s opposition to reform the filibuster. President Biden himself conceded he is unsure whether Democrats can pass a voting reform bill. Still, a focal point of Democrats’ election law agenda is to change how redistricting is done at the state level. Described below are opportunities in several key states for Democrats to stop Republican-controlled redistricting through litigation.