Q&A: Will The Supreme Court Finally Deal With Partisan Gerrymandering?

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia So... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan look on as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS

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March 29, 2018 5:15 p.m.

This June, the Supreme Court could bring Democrats and good government advocates the deliverance they've been waiting for for over a decade. While racial gerrymandering is illegal, partisan gerrymandering, essentially, is not, and Republicans have weaponized it with great success....

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