Washington journal continues. From the newptak york times back in our desk. Up headline, justices take gerrymandering based on party. Remind our viewers what gerrymandering is and why the case is so important. Guest gerrymandering is drawing legislative districts pretty see maps with funny looking districts. Party inn why is the power draws the districts to favor their own party and the question of whether that kind of political gerrymandering, which has gotten very sophisticated, is constitutional, it has never been squarely addressed by the u. S. Supreme court. They have never struck down a legislative district as part of gerrymandering. The fact that they are taking a look means we might get, next term, a big case to be shaved american politics. Host the difference between political gerrymandering and racial gerrymandering . The Supreme Court has often shut down legislative districts for disadvantaging that is thought to be a problem under the equal protection clause of the Voting R
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