WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court expanded its review of partisan redistricting on Friday, adding to its calendar a second case asserting a constitutional basis to curb the drawing of political maps to favor the party in power. The new case involves a challenge by Republican voters over a U.S. House district in Maryland that the state legislature allegedly drew to favor a Democratic candidate. In October, the court heard arguments over a Wisconsin legislative map that Democratic challengers claim entrenched GOP power far beyond...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 09, 2017 00:00 UTC