Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/11/2020
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
City Of Asylum/Pittsburgh
Categories
Come for an evening of readings and conversation with James B. Lieber, who will discuss the current status of gerrymandering not only in Pennsylvania, but in other states where legislatures are fighting for fairer representation for their constituents.
James B. Lieber is a Pittsburgh writer and lawyer who focuses on constitutional, civil rights and discrimination cases. He has twice appeared successfully before the United States Supreme Court.
Gerrymandering is the manipulation of an electoral district’s boundaries to gain an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group. The term refers to Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) who, as governor of Massachusetts, signed into law the formation of distorted districts. The boundaries of one of these districts resembled the shape of a salamander when viewed on a map. Gerry later served as vice president in the second administration of President James Monroe (1751-1836).
James Lieber’s book Victory: How Pennsylvania Beat Gerrymandering and How Other States Can Do the Same chronicles the before, during and after of the 2018 PA Supreme Court Case that led to the redrawing of Pennsylvania’s Congressional districts. Lieber looks at the impact of gerrymandering from local and state levels, as well as the role that the Supreme Court has played in shaping America’s districts.
Address
40 West North Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15212
United States