"We'll see more states doing more bad stuff," said University of California at Irvine election law expert Rick Hasen. The court's 5-4 decision on Thursday, powered by its conservative majority in a ruling authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, to close federal courthouse doors to
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: A girls colors an electoral map of the United States in either red or blue in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.By Joseph Ax and Andrew Chung
Election reformers now face a limited menu of options, all of which face potential obstacles: voter ballot initiatives, lawsuits filed in state courts and congressional legislation. President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans have been the primary beneficiaries of gerrymandering since the last round of redistricting following the 2010 census, though Democrats have engaged in the practice as well. Hasen said he expects more Democratic-led legislatures to engage in the practice in light of the ruling.
"We'll continue to fight against map manipulation using every tool that is at our disposal," said former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, whose National Democratic Redistricting Committee is backed by former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican."But even without no federal guardrail on gerrymandering, this fight is far from over.
Efforts already are underway in several states, including Arkansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, to launch similar ballot initiatives next year.
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