G. K. Butterfield: “Discrimination still exists. We must acknowledge this fact and do all we can to ensure that every American can exercise…”

The ability to cast a ballot free of undue burden and discrimination is the cornerstone of our participatory democracy.

Unfortunately, the High Court decided that political gerrymandering is not protected by the Federal Constitution.

Now the Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether or not State courts have any authority whatsoever over election laws within the State.

We took the case into Federal court, and the lower Federal courts ruled in our favor and ruled that the State legislature engaged in partisan gerrymandering and that it was a violation of the Federal Constitution.