A Voting Rights Act-based challenge to Michigan’s new legislative maps will not get its day in court after all.
The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to reconsider its earlier decision to not hear the case against Michigan’s redistricting commission.
Edward Woods the Third is the commission’s spokesperson.
“We respect the court’s decision.”
Democratic state Representative Tenisha Yancy was among the plaintiffs. She says she’s still confused why the court originally turned them down.
“It was because of lack of expert testimony. And usually that’s done during the discovery process, so I feel that the due process, like due process was not followed in this case. I’m not sure why.”
The plaintiffs argued the maps illegally diluted the region’s Black population, making it hard for that community to elect its preferred candidates.