On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legislature’s creation of subdistricts within North Dakota House districts 4 and 9 in 2021. The lawsuit had claimed that the subdistricts – drawn to avoid vote dilution in the Native American populations within the Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold Reservations – were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
A federal three-judge panel in North Dakota dismissed the lawsuit in 2023 and the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ appeal, leaving the federal district court decision in place. Interestingly, the North Dakota Secretary of State reversed course during the litigation and notified the U.S. Supreme Court that it would no longer defend the districts in court. View North Dakota Maps here.
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