Headline Roundup • March 19th, 2018
Pennsylvania Judges Uphold New Congressional Map
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A panel of federal judges in Pennsylvania refused on Monday to block the state Supreme Court's new congressional map from going into effect, dealing a blow to Republicans who had sought to block it.
A federal court threw out a Republican challenge to Pennsylvania’s new electoral map on Monday, dealing a blow to GOP efforts to get rid of congressional districts that are friendlier to Democrats. Now all eyes are on the US Supreme Court, the only court that could halt Pennsylvania from holding its 2018 midterm elections under the new map.
A federal district court has rejected a lawsuit filed by eight Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers that sought to block a new congressional map drawn by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
