Jim's Note: You might have noticed that we've rolled out a new template today for The Jolt and our other NR newsletters. We hope it provides a better user experience, but if you have any comments, you can direct them to Russ Jenkins at rjenkins@nationalreview.com.

Not everything we dislike in this world violates the Constitution. Or at least, there used to be a separation between the merely annoying or disagreeable and the unconstitutional. But now the Supreme Court is asked to weigh in on everything — including whether it’s fair that Democratic-leaning voters cluster closely together in urban legislative districts.

The Supreme Court has regularly — and increasingly — tossed out state electoral maps because they have been gerrymandered to reduce the influence of...

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Wait, All of a Sudden, Partisan Redistricting Is Unconstitutional? Now?

Jim Geraghty

Jim's Note: You might have noticed that we've rolled out a new template today for The Jolt and our other NR newsletters. We hope it provides a better user experience, but if you have any comments, you can direct them to Russ Jenkins at rjenkins@nationalreview.com.

Not everything we dislike in this world violates the Constitution. Or at least, there used to be a separation between the merely annoying or disagreeable and the unconstitutional. But now the Supreme Court is asked to weigh in on everything — including whether it’s fair that Democratic-leaning voters cluster closely together in urban legislative districts.

The Supreme Court has regularly — and increasingly — tossed out state electoral maps because they have been gerrymandered to reduce the influence of...

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