It was updated on Mar 7, 2022.
The Supreme Court Monday denied requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block new state-court-approved electoral district maps.
There is a voting map on display at a hearing.
The judicially approved maps favor Democratic candidates more than previous legislature-drawn maps, which state courts decided were gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, giving Democrats a stronger chance of keeping control of the U.S. House in November.
Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented from the court's decision in the case of North Carolina.
Both sides of the North Carolina case offered serious arguments, but the US Supreme Court has consistently ruled that federal courts should not interfere with state election laws.
Pennsylvania's request was unanimously rejected by the court.
The North Carolina case should be reviewed by the Supreme Court because it is likely to come up again.
The Supreme Court is being protested against by demonstrators.
Every 10 years, the electoral districts are updated with updated data from the U.S. Census. Redrawn maps are usually drawn by the party in control of the legislature, which can skew the map to favor their own party. Federal judges should not intervene in states that are considered unconstitutional when it comes to gerrymander. The state supreme court revised the voting map after it ruled that it was gerrymandered against Democratic candidates. In the upcoming elections, Republicans hope to regain control of the House, which is currently narrowly dominated by the Democrats.
The Pennsylvania and North Carolina party primaries are on May 17. November 8 is the date for the national elections.
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