A panel of three federal judges ruled on Monday that congressional districts in North Carolina are unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of Republicans and said they may have to be redrawn prior to the upcoming midterm elections. In 2016, a federal court struck down the congressional map drawn by North Carolina lawmakers in 2011, calling it […]
Supreme Court Rules All But One Texas Election District in Lawsuit…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Texas lawmakers illegally gerrymandered one district by race when they drew up federal and state legislative districts in 2011 and later amended them in 2013, limiting the rights and power of black and Hispanic voters there but not in 3 other challenged districts. “It was the challengers’ […]
SCOTUS to Tackle Partisan Gerrymandering…
The Supreme Court will once again wade into the world of partisan gerrymandering – that is, the practice of purposely drawing district lines to favor one party and put another at a disadvantage. The justices announced today that they will review Wisconsin’s appeal of the decision by a three-judge district court striking down, as the […]