The fight over partisan gerrymandering will be before the Supreme Court again next week with a case that could potentially affect future elections at the state and federal levels.
The approaching argument marks the second time this term the Supreme Court will hear a case that deals with partisan gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district boundaries in a manner that benefits one political party over another.
Last year's oral argument was the first time since 2004 the high court had mulled a partisan gerrymandering case.
The Supreme Court announced in December it would take up the Maryland case that raises the question of whether a voting map provided one political party with such an advantage that it infringed upon the constitutional rights of voters.
Court watchers are expecting the arguments to provide a window into the justices' thinking on how the court should resolve partisan gerrymandering disputes, as the Supreme Court decided to hear the case two months after considering the Wisconsin challenge.
Muller said he believes it's unlikely the Supreme Court will decide not to get involved in partisan gerrymandering cases at all, as Kennedy signaled during October's arguments the cases should be brought on First Amendment claims, as Maryland's was.
If the Supreme Court devises a workable standard for addressing partisan gerrymandering and deems either of the maps in the Wisconsin or Maryland cases unconstitutional, Ruth Greenwood, senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, said it could have a significant impact on future elections.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-gears-up-to-hear-second-partisan-gerrymandering-case
The approaching argument marks the second time this term the Supreme Court will hear a case that deals with partisan gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district boundaries in a manner that benefits one political party over another.
Last year's oral argument was the first time since 2004 the high court had mulled a partisan gerrymandering case.
The Supreme Court announced in December it would take up the Maryland case that raises the question of whether a voting map provided one political party with such an advantage that it infringed upon the constitutional rights of voters.
Court watchers are expecting the arguments to provide a window into the justices' thinking on how the court should resolve partisan gerrymandering disputes, as the Supreme Court decided to hear the case two months after considering the Wisconsin challenge.
Muller said he believes it's unlikely the Supreme Court will decide not to get involved in partisan gerrymandering cases at all, as Kennedy signaled during October's arguments the cases should be brought on First Amendment claims, as Maryland's was.
If the Supreme Court devises a workable standard for addressing partisan gerrymandering and deems either of the maps in the Wisconsin or Maryland cases unconstitutional, Ruth Greenwood, senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, said it could have a significant impact on future elections.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-gears-up-to-hear-second-partisan-gerrymandering-case
No comments:
Post a Comment