Why The Supreme Court S Proposed Remedies For Gerrymandering Are So Only two decades ago, all nine supreme court justices agreed that extreme partisan gerrymandering could violate the constitution, though they differed on what courts should do about it. The supreme court’s callais case could gut the voting rights act and let states mask racial gerrymandering as partisan politics.
Opinion The Supreme Court And Gerrymandering The New York Times The supreme court has banned racial gerrymandering but left partisan gerrymandering largely unchecked — here's where the law stands today. While the “how” is murky, the supreme court should end race based districting. it's a relic of antiquated thinking about minority voters. The supreme court reinforced democrats’ strategy in 2019 when it ruled that federal courts had no role in policing partisan gerrymandering — but left the door open for states to do so. In 2019’s rucho v. common cause, the court decided to abandon that effort altogether. chief justice john roberts’s cynical majority opinion declared partisan gerrymandering claims “nonjusticiable,” meaning federal judges were barred from deciding them no matter how egregious the gerrymander.
Opinion How To Fight Gerrymandering Now The New York Times The supreme court reinforced democrats’ strategy in 2019 when it ruled that federal courts had no role in policing partisan gerrymandering — but left the door open for states to do so. In 2019’s rucho v. common cause, the court decided to abandon that effort altogether. chief justice john roberts’s cynical majority opinion declared partisan gerrymandering claims “nonjusticiable,” meaning federal judges were barred from deciding them no matter how egregious the gerrymander. The texas showdown has revived gerrymandering fears as the supreme court's 2019 rucho ruling left redistricting power unchecked. At the end of may 2024, the u.s. supreme court issued its opinion in alexander v. south carolina state conference of the naacp, clarifying the kind of evidence needed to distinguish between maps that contain a racial gerrymander versus those that contain a political gerrymander. An upcoming supreme court case that turns on race and party could affect how state legislatures shape voting maps and how americans vote for decades to come. It also suggests that the court’s republican majority will resume its laissez faire approach to gerrymandering, just as the redistricting wars appear to be heating up.
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