The Pennsylvania Supreme Court finally released its long-awaited explanation regarding its decision in the redistricting case.
On January 22, the state Supreme Court ruled that the congressional map is unconstitutional. The legislature and the governor must redraw the state’s congressional district by February 15. The state’s high court also indicated that its full opinion on the matter will follow.
The Pennsylvania Republican leaders challenged the redistricting ruling. According to them, the state Supreme Court “overstepped its legal authority.” It “set an impossible deadline that will cause chaos in the upcoming congressional election.”
They filed a stay petition with the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, the country’s highest court upheld the ruling of the state’s high court.
Congressional map violates equal elections clause of Pennsylvania Constitution
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released a 139-page opinion on the redistricting case. The state high court explained that the state’s congressional map “clearly, plainly, and palpably violates the free and equal elections clause of our Constitution.”
