In Pennsylvania, where the PA Supreme Court found the state has been gerrymandered in favor of the GOP, and then issued its own map, the GOP has lost its latest appeal to SCOTUS. From CNN today:
The Supreme Court has denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block new congressional maps that could tilt several key races in Democrats’ favor from being used in the midterm elections.
The court issued one sentence to reject the request. There were no noted dissents.
Dissents may be noted if a minority of the justices wished to take on the case – here’s an example of Thomas and Gorsuch registering a dissent. The fact that SCOTUS, with a 4-4 ideological cast, with 1 swing vote, turned down a plaint from the GOP without dissent suggests they think the PA Supreme Court did not break any rules, despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth – or that it’s up to the people of Pennsylvania to put it right. Which is within the possibilities, since PA Supreme Court justices are elected.
Since it appears the Pennsylvania GOP is more or less without shame, I suspect there’ll be more maneuvering.
