The Supreme Court says federal courts have no role to play when it comes to gerrymandering, or policing political districts drawn for partisan gain
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says federal courts have no role to play in policing political districts drawn for partisan gain. The decision could embolden political line-drawing for partisan gain when state lawmakers undertake the next round of redistricting following the 2020 census.
The decision was a major blow to critics of the partisan manipulation of electoral maps that can result when one party controls redistricting. Federal courts in five states concluded that redistricting plans put in place under one party’s control could go too far and that there were ways to identify and manage excessively partisan districts. Those courts included 15 federal judges appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents reaching back to Jimmy Carter.
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