John Roberts

By: Zach Allentuck

The recent oral arguments for Gill v. Whitford left court–watchers unsure if the Supreme Court would strike down excessive partisan gerrymandering. Gill v. Whitford’s impact goes far beyond Wisconsin: as previously noted, there is a lawsuit against Maryland’s 6^th Congressional District for excessive partisan gerrymandering. Though the 4^th Circuit declined to throw out the congressional voting map that created the 6^th Congressional District, the case does not end there. The 4^th Circuit wants to wait and see how the Supreme Court rules in Gill v. Whitford before issuing a ruling, and the plaintiffs announced their intent to appeal to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court sides with the plaintiffs in Gill, what would happen to the Maryland case?