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TexasTowelie

(111,292 posts)
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:00 PM Jun 2018

Will Supreme Court uphold or toss out Wisconsin's redistricting plan Monday?

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday morning a landmark redistricting case involving Wisconsin’s GOP-friendly legislative map, with huge national implications for the practice of political gerrymandering.

At issue is whether it is unconstitutional to draw legislative districts in a way that significantly advantages one party.

When Republicans took power in Madison after the 2010 election, they enacted a redistricting plan that greatly enhanced their prospects of controlling both chambers of the Legislature, even in “down” cycles for the party, when it is losing statewide elections.

The case, Gill v. Whitford, was argued last October. The Supreme Court took up the case after a three-judge federal panel struck down the GOP map in 2016.

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/13/what-you-need-know-imminent-supreme-court-ruling-redistricting/698474002/

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Will Supreme Court uphold or toss out Wisconsin's redistricting plan Monday? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2018 OP
Unfortunately... wcmagumba Jun 2018 #1
I just read the vote was unanimous to uphold Greybnk48 Jun 2018 #2
It's a procedural issue and doesn't decide the constitutional issue dragonlady Jun 2018 #3
Basically, SCOTUS punted it back to the lower court (in effect) Still In Wisconsin Jun 2018 #4

wcmagumba

(2,871 posts)
1. Unfortunately...
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:19 PM
Jun 2018

I'm afraid they will (uphold)...with these bastards (5-4) in control there is
little stopping them...

Greybnk48

(10,148 posts)
2. I just read the vote was unanimous to uphold
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 10:30 AM
Jun 2018

because those bringing the suit had no standing. I don't know what that means, unfortunately and now have to do some research.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)
3. It's a procedural issue and doesn't decide the constitutional issue
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 10:12 PM
Jun 2018

As I understand it, the Court said that the individual plaintiffs who are named in the case didn't show that they have a personal interest in the fairness of the districts as a whole. In other words, they aren't personally affected when the map as a whole is gerrymandered. To have standing, plaintiffs have to have some "skin in the game" in order to file suit about something. The Court sent the case back to the lower court to give them a chance to prove that they do.

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
4. Basically, SCOTUS punted it back to the lower court (in effect)
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 10:47 PM
Jun 2018

They didn't rule on the question of the maps but rather said those bringing the suit did not have the standing to do so. For the purposes of the 2018 elections, it has the same effect as upholding the Republican maps, but the matter will be brought forth again.

So, short-term win for the Republicans. Long term, who knows?

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