US Supreme Court won’t review map

The U.S. Supreme Court won't review a congressional redistricting law enacted by Kansas GOP lawmakers. Democrats called it political gerrymandering.

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March 30, 2023 - 3:02 PM

While everyday Missourians have the power to launch ballot initiatives through petition drives, only Kansas legislators wield such powers. Photo by Daniel Caudill / Kansas News Service / kcur.org

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a congressional redistricting law enacted by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that some voters and Democrats saw as political gerrymandering.

The nation’s highest court said Monday without explanation that it won’t hear an appeal of a Kansas Supreme Court ruling from May 2022 that upheld the redistricting law, which was challenged by 11 voters.

The appeal centered on the Kansas court’s rejection of critics’ claims that the new congressional map was racially gerrymandered. The Kansas court…

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