Pennsylvania Republicans suffered two more blows in their long efforts to block a new congressional map imposed by the state’s high court, in legal actions that all but cleared the way for new districts that could benefit Democrats. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea from top Republicans to block the map imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in February, after that court found the GOP had unlawfully distorted state districts to boost its electoral prospects. Hours earlier, a panel of federal judges dismissed...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 19, 2018 20:46 UTC