SCOTUS Denies Leftist Attempt to Rig Electoral Playing Field, Denies Appeal in Redistricting CaseBy Steve Straub
March 27, 2023
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a request from an ACLU led group of left wing Kansas voters regarding a state court ruling that they claim allows for racial gerrymandering of congressional districts.
In a contentious decision last year, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn map that had previously been blocked by a lower court over partisan gerrymandering and the dilution of minority voting strength.
This new congressional map divided Wyandotte County – home to Kansas City – into two congressional districts for the first time in several decades. The court’s decision to not hear the case means that the newly redrawn map will remain in place.
Kansas had requested that the US Supreme Court not take the case, arguing in court papers that it lacked jurisdiction in the matter and that the state court had made the correct decision.
The group of left wing voters, represented by the ACLU, the ACLU of Kansas, and the Campaign Legal Center, contended that the Kansas Supreme Court “held that intentional racial discrimination in redistricting is unconstitutional only if it prevents the formation of a majority-minority district.”
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Source:
https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/scotus-denies-leftist-attempt-rig-electoral-playing-field-denies-appeal-redistricting-case
