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That should be federal courts, not state courts. This is important, because states like Pennsylvania have had its Supreme Court hand down rulings on gerrymander
by jasonlotito 7y ago
That should be federal courts, not state courts. This is important, because states like Pennsylvania have had its Supreme Court hand down rulings on gerrymandering because of its constitution.
I should note that this didn't go to the Supreme Court because it was purely a state matter, and ruled based on the state's constitution.
- ashleyn 7y agoPennsylvania is neither uniformly red nor blue, so this kind of judgement will not be possible in a state like North Carolina.
- jacobolus 7y agoNorth Carolina has a “liberal” majority on its Supreme Court, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_North_Carolina_Supreme_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_North_...
- trianglesphere 7y ago> Held: Partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions be- yond the reach of the federal courts. Pp. 6–34 Yea title is a little off. They're pretty specific that it was only federal courts.