WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has set a date to hear a Maryland case in which Republicans argue Democrats may have benefited from redrawing congressional district lines.
The high court will hear oral arguments on March 28 regarding whether the state’s congressional redistricting process violated the First Amendment rights of a group of Republican voters in the state.
Republican plaintiffs in O. John Benisek et al. v. Linda H. Lamone et al., said that, following the 2010 census, the 6th Congressional District was redrawn to benefit Democrats.
Republican Roscoe Bartlett held the seat for nine terms but lost to Democrat John Delaney.
The 6th District stretches from Potomac through western Montgomery County and through Western Maryland including Garrett County.
