Federal judges threw out Michigan’s congressional and state legislative maps on Thursday, calling them unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders
— but the outcome of cases already pending at the Supreme Court will likely determine whether Michigan redraws its districts before the 2020 election.
The court also ruled 11 state House districts and 8 state Senate districts are unconstitutional gerrymanders.Sign Up “Today, this court joins the growing chorus of federal courts that have, in recent years, held that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional,” wrote Judge Eric Clay, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton. Clay was joined in the decision by Judge Denise Page Hood, another Clinton appointee, and Judge Gordon Quist, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush.
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