Republicans Rush to Redraw Maps After Ruling

Wall Street Journal: “Republican leaders are pushing for Southern states to rapidly redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections, on the heels of a Supreme Court decision that sharply curbed the use of race in crafting electoral districts.”

“The court’s ruling effectively extends a cycle of tit-for-tat redistricting in which Republican- and Democratic-led states have scrambled to create new districts that could give their party an edge in the fight for control of the House of Representatives in November.”

“Now cartographers, state legislators—and lawyers—are heading into extra time.”