The Supreme Court's "Doomsday Ruling" for Voting Rights
June 27, 2019
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that partisan gerrymandering cannot be challenged in federal court. Ari Berman reports that the decision is a devastating blow to voters in gerrymandered districts, as well as the voting rights advocates who have been working for years to rein in extreme gerrymandering that benefits one party.
But the court’s conservative majority, in a 5-4 opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, found Thursday that drawing maps to help one party remain in power presents “political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.”
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