Only two decades ago, all nine supreme court justices agreed that extreme partisan gerrymandering could violate the constitution, though they differed on what courts should do about it. Lulac stay order and voting rights. The supreme court reinstated a texas gerrymander that is expected to give republicans five additional seats in the us house on thursday evening, after a lower federal court struck that gerrymander.
The supreme court’s callais case could gut the voting rights act and let states mask racial gerrymandering as partisan politics. Supreme court allows texas redistricting map despite lower court finding racial gerrymandering Adam liptak / new york times
Ms now, washington post, the status kuo, democracy docket and wisconsin watch The texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the supreme court's 2019 rucho ruling left redistricting power unchecked. Here we get into the game of “mother, may i?” that the supreme court initiated in 2019, when chief justice john roberts ruled that partisan gerrymandering was beyond remedy in the federal courts.
