Federal judges in gerrymandering case toss Maryland's congressional voting map

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3. Did they send it back to a lower court? NT

Can't check now. About to leave.

ETA, from the article:

The Wednesday ruling can be appealed directly to the Supreme Court, which in June avoided answering the question of when extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional in the Maryland case and in another map case from Wisconsin.

The office of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (D), which defended the map, said Wednesday it is reviewing its options. Legislative leaders declined to immediately comment on the court’s order.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who won re-election Tuesday, called the decision “a victory for the vast majority of Marylanders who want free and fair elections.”