Judge panel rules Maryland congressional map unconstitutional
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | Tag Cloud Tags: Congress, Democrat, Maryland, News, Supreme Court, Worthy News
(Worthy News) - A panel of three federal judges ruled Wednesday that Maryland's congressional map was unconstitutional and ordered the state to draw a new one in time for the 2020 election.
The judges said the lines for the 6th District unfairly benefited Democrats.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the hear the case and kicked it back down to the lower courts. [ Source: UPI (Read More...) ]
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Thank God - finally!
The 6th District? What about Districts 2,3, & 4? This map is a joke!
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