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Steve Cohen: “I think it was a mistake for the Supreme Court to find that partisan gerrymandering is not justiciable because it…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2019
I think it was a mistake for the Supreme Court to find that partisan gerrymandering is not justiciable because it clearly affects the rights of voters.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen criticizes the Supreme Court's ruling on partisan gerrymandering's justiciability.

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