Pennsylvania’s previous congressional map, which was invalidated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court earlier this year. Photo courtesy of state of Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Supreme Court and a federal appeals panel each rejected separate challenges brought by leading Pennsylvania Republicans aimed at invalidating the state’s recently redrawn congressional map.
A specially convened three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled early on Monday that several state and federal legislators did not have standing to bring claims over the map, and later Monday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a separate request to stay implementation of the new congressional district map, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court imposed last month.
