PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from Jan. 11, 2022.
Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority Supreme Court is taking control of choosing new district lines for the state’s shrinking congressional delegation.
It's a process that has deadlocked the state's governor and Legislature.
The five Democratic justices issued an order Wednesday directing a lower judge to give them a report by Monday that recommends a new map, along with her legal and factual findings that support it.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a proposed map that passed the Republican-majority Legislature on nearly party lines.
Comparatively slow population growth over the past decade has cost the state a congressional seat, so the new map must account for a drop in the delegation from 18 to 17.