This great article by Corey Goldstone was just published at the Campaign Legal Center. Take a look at this excerpt:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will hear arguments in Daunt v Benson on March 17, 2021. This case challenges the constitutionality of voter-approved reforms designed to end gerrymandering in Michigan.

The decision could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and would impact the movement to adopt independent redistricting commissions (IRC) across the country.

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) represents Voters Not Politicians (VNP), the grassroots group that drafted and sponsored the constitutional amendment to create an IRC. CLC has successfully defended Michigan’s voter-approved reform from two legal challenges so far, and two courts have ruled it constitutional.

Read the full article here.