Back in January, in the North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case, #SCOTUS put the ruling on hold pending any appeal — https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/court-strikes-down-north-carolinas-congressional-map-for?utm_term=.lyP34VQyo#.sb91P42QK … ...
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... which led the challengers to the NC congressional districts to ask
#SCOTUS to treat the stay application as the lawmakers' merits request, take up the case, and schedule an expedited briefing: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17A745/33317/20180126104925163_17A745%202018-01-23%20Motion%20for%20Expedited%20Briefing.pdf … ...pic.twitter.com/ugZUVg3rXv
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... Today,
#SCOTUS denied the request to take up the case immediately, a move that likely means it likely will sit until after rulings in the WI and/or MD partisan gerrymandering cases. Note that Ginsburg and Sotomayor would have taken up the case immediately.pic.twitter.com/YjmaSkgtOI
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[Apologies for the double “likely” there!]
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And (of course when I ran to the gym), we got a #SCOTUS order on the NC racial gerrymandering stay request — granted in part and denied in part (with two dissenters on each side).pic.twitter.com/CyUr0nW8AI
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