Supreme Court Ruling Fuels Partisan Gerrymandering | JQJO

The US Supreme Court's 2019 Rucho v. Common Cause decision barred federal courts from reviewing partisan gerrymandering, leaving it to state courts. This ruling, a 5-4 decision along ideological lines, has fueled partisan redistricting efforts. Texas Republicans are aggressively redrawing districts to solidify their power, prompting Democrats to consider similar tactics in states they control. The Supreme Court's decision, criticized by dissenting justices for undermining free and fair elections, effectively removed a federal check on politically motivated mapmaking, leaving the process largely to the states.