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> why is gerrymandering even a thing right now

Until recently, we haven't had a precise way to define it:

"The challenge for reformers, however, is that the courts need a judicial standard, which is different from a mere scientific standard. A judicial standard must be judicially discernible — it has to be derived from a specific right given in the Constitution. It also has to be judicially manageable — it needs to provide courts with clear guidance on how to rule." [1]

This judicial standard is what is being proposed to the Court in an ongoing case concerning Washington. (It derives from Equal Protection and the First Amendment.)

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/0...



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