A Plan to End Partisan Gerrymandering

<p>The Supreme Court ruled last month that federal courts cannot rule on cases of partisan gerrymandering, saying that judges are not entitled to second-guess the decisions made by state legislators who draw voting maps. We spoke to one man who has long believed there’s a way to address the issue without the courts. Guest: Eric H. Holder Jr., who served as the United States attorney general for six years under President Barack Obama. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-gerrymandering.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Supreme Court’s decision</a> on gerrymandering <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/us/gerrymandering-state-legislatures-elections.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">instantly raised the stakes for the nation’s state legislative races</a>, which are often overlooked by voters, but can shape the course of policy from abortion rights to education.</li><li>What is gerrymandering, and why did the Supreme Court rule on it? <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Here’s a refresher</a>.</li></ul>