[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

This is going to be a hard decision.

In past, federal judges have thrown out race neutral maps, because it diluted the minority vote; but they have also thrown out maps that guaranteed minority representation in some districts, because it was argued that had they been race neutral, minorities *might* have picked up seats in other districts.

Yep, the SCOTUS is going to earn its beer with this one.

[Verginius Rufus]

Gerrymandering is named for Elbridge Gerry, one of the Founding Fathers, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, so his invention should be constitutional. On the other hand, he did not sign the Constitution when it was completed. So maybe his support doesn't make it constitutional.