This past Monday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released its version of new Congressional district maps. Earlier, the court had declared the GOP drawn maps, in place since 2011 were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. The court told GOP lawmakers they had a deadline to redraw the maps. I doubt few people were surprised when that deadline was missed. So the court did it (well, hired a professor who is an expert in gerrymandering issues).
Using this new map in the fall election Democrats are likely to pick up 3 seats and perhaps a few more. My brother in Pittsburgh is pleased.
GOP members of the PA legislature are taking their case back to the US Supremes (who rejected their suit once before). The claim is this new map is now gerrymandered in favor of Democrats.
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