Fixing Gerrymandered Maps Tougher than Gorsuch, Kavanaugh Think

The Supreme Court’s newest justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, highlighted independent redistricting commissions as a solution to state legislatures maximizing seats for the party in power while drawing voting districts.

But legal experts say these commissions can’t solve the problem alone.

The justices’ comments came during argument last week in a pair of partisan gerrymandering challenges out of Maryland and North Carolina, which allege politicians drew voting districts to disadvantage the other political party.

In North Carolina, Democrats say the state’s congressional districts were drawn to benefit Republicans. In Maryland, it’s Republican voters who are complaining that the districts ...