In October, the Supreme Court heard argument in Gill v. Whitford, which was brought by Democrats challenging Wisconsin’s GOP-drawn state legislative map. In a 5-4 ruling in 2004, the Supreme Court declined to strike down Pennsylvania’s congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The Maryland case could offer the court a more palatable way to set a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering. Michael Li, redistricting counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, said partisan gerrymandering must be weighing on the justices’ minds. “Taking these two cases, it’s clear that the Supreme Court wants to say something about partisan gerrymandering.

Source: Huffington Post March 27, 2018 09:45 UTC