Conservative justices suggested that the Supreme Court should not get involved in fights over the use of politics to draw congressional district lines
Washington , amid allegations of partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina and Maryland in cases that could fundamentally impact the balance of power in legislatures and Congress.
At issue is when politicians go too far in drawing lines for partisan gain, and it could be one of the most consequential cases of the court's term. The justices could, for the first time, establish a standard to decide when politicians go too far in drawing lines for partisan gain, or the court could slam the doors shut on such claims of extreme gerrymandering.
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