Washington (CNN) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the state's congressional map Monday, ruling that Republican-drawn districts "clearly, plainly and palpably" violate the state's constitution and ordering that the map be redrawn in the next three weeks. The League of Women Voters had challenged the district map in court, arguing that the state's congressional lines were "among the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in American history." The group alleged that Republicans acted in secret in 2011 to design a map that deliberately packed Democratic voters into five districts, maximizing the GOP advantage everywhere else. The court ruled that a new map must be submitted to Gov. If those deadlines are missed, the court said, it will draft a new map itself, with input from the parties.

Source: CNN January 22, 2018 19:42 UTC