U.S. Supreme Court rejects House GOP boss’ claim that Pa. legislative districts are racially gerrymandered

By: Peter Hall

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Pennsylvania’s 2021 legislative redistricting map that said its makers engaged in racial gerrymandering.

Filed on behalf of House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, the petition for appeal argued the Legislative Redistricting Commission used race as the predominant factor in creating 14 districts where it positioned voters to create majority-minority districts.

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