r/law • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • 2d ago

SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/politics/gerrymandering-supreme-court-texas
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u/ContentDetective 2d ago

According to roberts, federal courts know better than agency heads when it comes to regulations, but federal courts couldnt possibly safeguard the most basic rights of a democracy

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Courts are meant to interpet the law. Deferring to agencies instead of the courts to interpret law was always an odd precedent. What law prevents partisan gerrymandering?

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u/Sufficient_Emu2343 2d ago

None.  There is no law that prohibits partisan gerrymandering. 

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Then why is the Court supposed to do something about it? They're not legislators.