Correct if I’m wrong, I’m just starting to read these supreme court decisions straight from the court, but is the dissent that basically the case was about gerrymandering not being a “judiciable” thing and it was a political one? That we should only look at the cases and not at the ppl it would affect?
No, it was because NC updated their constitution to eliminate political gerrymandering, so the specific issue is moot. Here’s the salient part from the article (talking about what Roberts wrote):
“Although partisan gerrymandering claims are no longer viable under the North Carolina Constitution, the North Carolina Supreme Court has done nothing to alter the effect of the judgment in Harper I enjoining the use of the 2021 maps. As a result, the legislative defendants’ path to complete relief runs through this Court,” he wrote. Harper I is the North Carolina Supreme Court’s February 2022 decision.
Well, no surprise there, even though their reason was that the decision is moot.
Correct if I’m wrong, I’m just starting to read these supreme court decisions straight from the court, but is the dissent that basically the case was about gerrymandering not being a “judiciable” thing and it was a political one? That we should only look at the cases and not at the ppl it would affect?
No, it was because NC updated their constitution to eliminate political gerrymandering, so the specific issue is moot. Here’s the salient part from the article (talking about what Roberts wrote):