Judges rule Maryland redistricting lawsuit can move forward

A lawsuit targeting Maryland's use of gerrymandering can go forward, a three-judge federal panel ruled Wednesday.

Maryland lawmakers drew the map after the 2010 Census, ensuring that seven of the state's eight congressional seats would be under Democratic control, according to The Washington Post.

Steve Shapiro, the American University law student who filed the lawsuit, argues the map violates the rights of 6th District Republican voters to political expression and association. The suit asks the map not be used in future elections, but the lawsuit won't affect this November's elections.

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