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Michigan

Takket

(21,529 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2019, 02:28 PM Oct 2019

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SCOTUS throws out anti-gerrymandering case?

https://www.wxyz.com/news/supreme-court-overturns-ruling-in-michigan-gerrymandering-case

Does this matter? Didn’t we pass a ballot initiative for this anyway? I’m confused...

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SCOTUS throws out anti-gerrymandering case? (Original Post) Takket Oct 2019 OP

The lawsuit would just need to be refiled in state court. Scoopster Oct 2019 #1

Yes the ammendment passed, but a court ruling would have been more immediate... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #2

Republicans tried to rig the vote in Michigan LessAspin Nov 2019 #3

Scoopster

(423 posts)

1. The lawsuit would just need to be refiled in state court.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 02:39 PM

Oct 2019

But yes, there was a ballot initiative already passed while this court case was going, and it will still be in effect.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Yes the ammendment passed, but a court ruling would have been more immediate...

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 02:42 PM

Oct 2019

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/proposal-2-michigan-gerrymandering/1847078002/

LessAspin

(1,152 posts)

3. Republicans tried to rig the vote in Michigan

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 10:34 PM

Nov 2019

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