Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders Redistricting Lawsuit to Proceed
Commonwealth Court has only until Dec. 31 to issue findings of fact and legal conclusions.
Commonwealth Court has only until Dec. 31 to issue findings of fact and legal conclusions.
The suit alleges that state maps have unfairly given Republicans an electoral advantage.
The state Senate voted to delay it to give supporters time to attempt to change the Maine Constitution.
“Lower court’s decision to invalidate parts of the maps it drew and adopted is inexplicable and indefensible."
The efficiency gap is an interesting but deeply problematic metric that should not be imposed by the judiciary.
New districts can be used in next year’s election cycle.
The ACLU gets stung on campus, and wants the courts to enter the "political thicket" of redistricting.
It's part of a Democratic strategy to challenge Republican control of the district drawing process for state and federal elections.
Both justices appeared concerned about whether the court had any ability to hear Gill v. Whitford.
The money came from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.