Mid-Decade redistricting raises troubling issues for state courts

Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why State Courts Should Be Suspicious

by Joshua A. Douglas September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

They have good reason to presume unlawful partisanship is at work when a supine statehouse gives in to partisan demands and gerrymanders districts to skew the results.

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