In a landmark 5-4 decision issued by Chief Justice John Roberts and the conservative majority, the Supreme Court has rejected challenges to a GOP-drawn map in North Carolina and a Democratic-drawn map in Maryland. In doing so, the Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is non-justiciable: in other words, maps can’t be challenged in federal courts for bestowing advantage to one party. …
Although the decision might strike reform advocates as a monumental setback, in practice, it remains likely there will be a modest decline in so-called “extreme” partisan gerrymandering in 2021 compared to 2011, owing to several factors that have nothing to do with Supreme Court intervention. CONT.
David Wasserman, Cook Political Report