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After Supreme Court decision, gerrymandering fix is up to voters

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Supreme Court is empty days before the justices vote to on the U.S. gerrymandering case.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional.

The majority ruled that gerrymandering is outside the scope and power of the federal courts to adjudicate. The issue is a...

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