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Supreme Court will review constitutionality of Md. congressional district
Setting the stage for a potential landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court decision striking down a congressional district in western Maryland as having been drawn with such a partisan bias by the state’s Democratic leadership as to violate the Republicans’ constitutional right to political association. The justices will […]
Trone urges Supreme Court to uphold Md. congressional district
The Democrat who next month will begin representing a Maryland congressional district at the heart of a constitutional challenge to partisan gerrymandering has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to validate the controversial district as having been reasonably redrawn. In papers filed with the justices Wednesday, David Trone stated through counsel that the Democratic-drawn 6th Congressional […]
Stories of 2018: Gerrymandering gets its day in court
The judicial process moves slowly. Perhaps never more so than when the U.S. Supreme Court appears on the verge of redefining constitutional law in an area of representative democracy long presumed to be the province of state legislatures and the belief that to the winners go the spoils. In 2019, a group of Republican voters […]
Frosh files final plea for justices’ review of Md. redistricting order
In his final plea for Supreme Court review of a redistricting order, Maryland’s attorney general urged the justices Tuesday to set standards for determining if a congressional district in western Maryland was drawn with such a partisan bias by the state’s Democratic leadership as to violate the Republicans’ constitutional right to political association. In papers […]
Md. GOP voters urge justices to affirm gerrymander decision
A group of Republican voters on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court decision that their western Maryland congressional district was so severely drawn to ensure a Democrat’s election as to violate their constitutional right to political association. In papers filed with the high court, the GOP voters wrote, through counsel, […]
Frosh appeals redistricting ruling, order to Supreme Court
Maryland’s attorney general on Monday urged the Supreme Court to review and overturn a lower-court decision that a western Maryland congressional district was so severely drawn to ensure a Democrat’s election as to violate the GOP voters’ constitutional right to political association. In papers filed with the high court, Brian E. Frosh wrote the three-judge […]
Maryland could be on hook for fees, costs in redistricting case
Maryland might have to do a lot more than just redraw a congressional district if Republican voters ultimately prevail in their lawsuit.
Judges stay Md. gerrymandering decision, order pending Supreme Court resolution
A three-judge panel on Friday stayed, pending U.S. Supreme Court resolution, its decision that a western Maryland congressional district was so severely drawn to ensure a Democrat’s election as to violate the GOP voters’ constitutional right to political association. The panel of federal judges also placed on hold – pending the high court’s decision — […]
Frosh will appeal redistricting decision to Supreme Court
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh will seek Supreme Court review of a three-judge panel’s decision striking down as unconstitutionally gerrymandered a western Maryland congressional district that Republican voters say was so severely tilted to ensure a Democrat’s election as to violate the GOP members’ right to political association. Frosh, with the support of the […]
Judges hedge redistricting order, name special master
A panel of three federal judges is hedging its order last week that Maryland redraw by March 7 the state’s 6th Congressional District, which the jurists said last week was so severely tilted to ensure a Democrat’s election that it violates Republican voters’ constitutional First Amendment right to political association. If the state fails to […]
Judges seem ready to let Md. redistricting challenge proceed
A panel of three federal judges appears poised to side with Republican voters who claim partisan gerrymandering of their western Maryland congressional district was so severe it violated their constitutional right to political association.
Judges set Oct. 4 for next hearing on Md. gerrymandering
U.S. district court panel will hear arguments Oct. 4 from GOP voters and Maryland Board of Elections in their dispute over Democratic partisan gerrymandering.
