Pennsylvania high court fast tracks gerrymandering case
In a case that could force the redrawing of congressional maps before the 2018 elections, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Commonwealth Court to decide a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year.
"We will have our day in court, and we will get a decision and a resolution of this matter in time for the 2018 election," said Mimi McKenzie, legal director of the Philadelphia-based Public Interest Law Center, which represents the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania in the case.
If the districts are, in fact, redrawn before next year’s mid-term elections, the result could have national implications. New districts could give Democrats a boost in competitive, Republican-held districts as they push to take control of the U.S. House.
“It’s something that has broad national implications,” said Michael Li, senior redistrict counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.
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