WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court will try again to tackle the thorny issue of political gerrymandering, announcing Friday that it will hear cases from North Carolina and Maryland to decide whether there are constitutional limits to how far lawmakers can go in drawing electoral districts to maximize their partisan advantage. The court, in a brief written order, said it would review two lower-court rulings: one that struck down a North Carolina congressional map drawn by Republicans that has been highly favorable to the GOP, and...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 04, 2019 20:13 UTC