Southern Coalition for Social Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering Is Non-Justiciable
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
DURHAM, North Carolina, June 27 -- The Southern Coalition for Social Justice issued the following news:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in North Carolina's partisan gerrymandering case that federal courts will have no role in reviewing partisan gerrymandering. The 5-4 decision ruling in Rucho v. Common Cause determines that challenges to partisan discrimination in the redistricting process are nonjusticiable and North Carolina's 2016 congressional plan will remain intact.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in North Carolina's partisan gerrymandering case that federal courts will have no role in reviewing partisan gerrymandering. The 5-4 decision ruling in Rucho v. Common Cause determines that challenges to partisan discrimination in the redistricting process are nonjusticiable and North Carolina's 2016 congressional plan will remain intact.
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