Supreme Court punts on two cases involving partisan gerrymandering

By Melissa Quinn

Published June 18, 2018 2:25pm ET

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Supreme Court punts on two cases involving partisan gerrymandering — Eric Silberman from Silver Spring, Md., from left, Charlie Cooper from Baltimore, Md., and Clay Wilson from Alexandria, Va., join others in a rally for a fair election outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country. | (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take action to address when partisan gerrymandering goes so far that it violates the Constitution, and instead sent two cases back to lower courts.

In a challenge to the Wisconsin legislative map drawn by state Republicans, the court ruled that the challengers, Wisconsin Democrats, lacked the legal standing to bring the case.

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