Redistricting Lawsuits Already Flying

Wall Street Journal: “Legal battles over redistricting begin in earnest now that the Census Bureau has released its apportionment data. Within hours of the release, top Democratic lawyer Marc Elias had filed lawsuits in three states with divided government control, anticipating an impasse between the parties that would result in state courts stepping in to draw congressional maps.”

“Republican lawyers are poring over the apportionment data in search of data discrepancies that could cause them to sue.”