Judges Rule Michigan Congressional Districts Are Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered
April 25, 2019
In one instance, Jowei Chen of the University of Michigan, a political-science professor and expert witness for the plaintiffs, produced 1,000 simulated political maps drawn randomly according to the state’s standards, and compared them to the maps drawn by Republicans.¶¶“Not a single one of Dr. Chen’s simulated 1,000 plans created nine Republican congressional districts and five Democratic congressional districts,” the judges wrote. Nor did any of the 1,000 simulated maps drawn for State House and Senate districts give Republicans as many seats as they won in those chambers.