Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering

June 18, 2018 News, Politics

The Washington Examiner reports:

The U.S. Supreme Court sent back a partisan gerrymandering case from Wisconsin that challenged the legislative map drawn by Wisconsin Republicans to the lower court.

With its ruling, the high court tossed out a ruling from a district court and sent the case back. It ruled against Wisconsin Democrats who argued state Republican lawmakers engaged in partisan gerrymandering when it drew its state legislative map in 2011.

With its decision, the justices said the plaintiffs in the case, Wisconsin Democratic voters, did not have standing to bring the case.

Supreme Court rules against challengers in Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case, saying they do not have legal standing to bring case. Doesn't answer broader questions of partisan gerrymandering. stay tuned

— Robert Barnes (@scotusreporter) June 18, 2018

In both Gill and Benisek, #SCOTUS avoids merits of partisan gerrymandering Q and sends cases back to lower courts on procedural grounds. Gill on standing, Benisek on finding that no abuse of discretion to deny preliminary injunction. Will issue come back in NC case?

— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) June 18, 2018