WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Friday blocked lower courts from correcting partisan gerrymanders in Michigan and Ohio while the justices consider similar issues—and whether courts have any authority to resolve them—in separate cases set to be decided next month. Earlier this month, a special three-judge panel in Ohio became the latest federal court to strike down congressional districts drawn by the state legislature’s majority party to help its candidates win seats far beyond its share of the popular vote. That court’s 300-page...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 24, 2019 21:45 UTC