We May Soon Get a Hint on What the Supreme Court Thinks of Wisconsin Partisan Gerrymandering Case

Via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, comes this stay application in the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford). The state wants the Supreme Court to put on hold a requirement that Wisconsin state legislative districts by November 1.

The Supreme Court will likely rule on this request before the end of the term, at the same time it tells us whether it will hear an appeal of the partisan gerrymandering case next term. If five Justices vote to grant this stay, it will be a good indication that the lower court holding of partisan gerrymandering will ultimately fail. A denial of the stay is a good indication that it won’t fail.

That won’t be a perfect predictor, but it is the most useful tea leaf we would be likely to get before oral argument.

 

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