Government,
Constitutional Law
Jul. 1, 2019
If the Supreme Court won’t fix gerrymandering, state courts, voters and Congress can
In Rucho v. Common Cause, by a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court announced what federal courts will do to fix extreme partisan gerrymanders — absolutely nothing.
North Carolinians cast their votes in Asheville, North Carolina, March 15, 2016. (New York Times News Service)
In Rucho v. Common Cause, by a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court announced what federal courts will do to fix extreme partisan gerrymanders -- absolutely nothing. 2019 DJDAR 5918 (June 27, 2019). But, although that's the end of the federal courts' involvement in partisan gerrymandering cases, it is not the end of the story. State courts, voters and Congress still can ...
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