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Supreme Court inches towards deciding whether state legislatures can draw congressional districts largely free of court oversight

  • Written by Henry L. Chambers Jr., Professor of Law, University of Richmond
imageWhich branch has the power to rewrite congressional maps?Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

To what extent can state or federal courts limit how state legislatures draw congressional districts?

It is a substantial question with huge implications for future elections and voting rights in America. But the Supreme Court has decided not to answer it &ndas...

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