Amicus Curiae Filed in U.S. Supreme Court Asks Court to Outlaw Partisan Redistricting, or at Least Outlaw Midterm Redistricting for Partisan Purposes

Maryland Attorney Stephen M. Shapiro, who has been involved fighting partisan gerrymanders for some time, has filed this amicus curiae in the U. S. Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case. It points out that the U. S. Supreme Court’s Rucho v Common Cause decision, which cleared the way for partisan gerrymandering, is in conflict with the Court’s earlier decisions Cook v Gralike and U. S. Term Limits v Thornton. Those two decisions said that states can’t write election laws that tend to determine the outcome of elections. The brief is very creative. Cook v Gralike struck down Missouri laws that dictated ballot labels that tended to injure certain candidates and help other candidates. U. S. Term Limits v Thornton said states cannot create term limits for members of Congress.
https://ballot-access.org/2025/11/25/amicus-curiae-filed-in-u-s-supreme-court-asks-court-to-outlaw-partisan-redistricting-or-at-least-outlaw-midterm-redistricting-for-partisan-purposes/