Oregon, Alaska, California, et al., Amici Curiae
Benjamin Gutman, Counsel of Record
Oregon, Alaska, and California are joined in this brief by 14 other States and the District of Columbia. Benjamin Gutman has served as the solicitor general for the State of Oregon since 2016. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellees as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 5, 2017. Intentional partisan entrenchment — that is, deliberately drawing districts for the purpose of keeping one party in power for the long term, and without any neutral justification for the result — has no place in our political system. It discourages voter participation, increases distrust of…
