The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Maryland’s contested congressional map, ruling the state is allowed to count prisoners at their last known address for redistricting efforts, clearing the last legal hurdle for the redrawn districts that critics say favor Democratic lawmakers.
With the court decision, opponents have one remedy to overturn the congressional districts pushed through earlier this year by a Democratic-controlled General Assembly: another voter referendum.
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