The U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 rejected a challenge to a redrawn congressional map for Kansas.
The Supreme Court did not release a tally of which justices, if any, would have heard the challenge to a ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court. Four justices must approve the type of challenge made, a writ of certiorari, for it to be heard.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other parties brought the challenge in 2022, claiming that the redrawn map was racially discriminatory.
The top court’s rejection is a win for Kansas, which urged the court not to hear the case, arguing it did not involve any federal questions. Even if it did, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled correctly when it overturned a lower court ruling against the map….