August 10, 2021 | Category: Redistricting Related Material
Supreme Court decision could set off gerrymandering ‘arms race’ Federal judges will no longer play the role of referee when the intensely partisan, once-per-decade fight over congressional mapmaking gets underway this year. As a result of decisions by the Roberts Court, federal courthouses will be forced to turn away even the most egregious cases of partisan gerrymandering, which could make it easier for state lawmakers to lock in politically manipulated voting maps for the next decade. John Kruzel | August 7, 2021