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Maryland redistricting case to be heard in Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases on congressional district gerrymandering on March 26, including one from Maryland, which could have far-reaching implications on how future electoral maps are drawn. The justices could, for…

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Maryland gerrymandering case gets Supreme Court hearing

WASHINGTON – Attorneys presented oral arguments Wednesday before the Supreme Court in a landmark case that challenges the constitutional limits of political redistricting in Maryland. Benisek v. Lamone, the second gerrymandering case the high court has heard this term, focuses…

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Supreme Court to hear Maryland gerrymandering case on Wednesday

It’s been years in coming and tomorrow, Maryland’s gerrymandering case that’s been making its way through the courts, ends up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Congressional lines were re-drawn between 2010 and 2011 by state legislative leaders–all Democrats. Soon after some residents of the state’s Sixth Congressional District filed suit. Opponents claimed that the congressional lines had been gerrymandered by the Democrats, violating their First Amendment rights and reducing the chances for a Republican to be elected from that district.

Scott Strzelczyk
Maryland
Secessionist Group in Western Maryland is Ready to Break Ties with the Free State

NEW WINDSOR – Maryland’s five western counties have had enough. Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties are ready to sever ties with the Free State and start their own, according to Scott Strzelczyk, a 49-year-old information technology consultant and…

redistricting map 2011 from the Maryland Department of Planning and Redistricting
Census: Redistricting Predictably Alters Two Districts in Maryland

Maryland’s redrawn congressional map significantly altered the makeup of two of the state’s eight congressional districts, as expected, according to recently-released demographic estimates.

Delaney Adds to Maryland’s Roster of Congressional Power Brokers

Rep. John Delaney, Maryland’s newest member of Congress, has bolstered the state’s already outsized influence on the Hill.

Delaney’s Surprise Strength in Western Maryland Comes at a Cost

While Rep. Roscoe Bartlett blames redistricting, vote tallies show congressman-elect John Delaney overperforming in rural Maryland.

Democrats’ Federal Dominance Marginalizes Maryland GOP

Maryland Democrats are confident their state’s lopsided congressional delegation will be influential in the next U.S. House of Representatives, despite having waged a war to unseat one of the most experienced Republicans in Congress.

John Delaney speaks to the Maryland delegation to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. He was welcomed as an insider after spending the primary season as an outsider. (Capital News Service photo by David Gutman)
Delaney Bests Bartlett As Other Incumbents Coast to Re-Election

Boosted by support from voters in Montgomery County, John Delaney unseated Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Buckeystown, to become the first Democratic congressman since 1992 to represent the 6th District.

Redistricting Referendum Seeks to Strengthen Democratic Control of State

Question 5 on Tuesday’s ballot asks Marylanders to approve a congressional redistricting map that both Republicans and Democrats say was drawn to weaken Republicans and protect Democrats in a Democratic state.