HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday explained its reasons for rejecting the state's legislative redistricting plan last week, and a justice who disagreed with the ruling said this year's races will have to be held under the existing, decade-old maps.
The 87-page majority opinion said those who challenged the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's new map of 50 Senate and 203 House districts showed there were numerous splits of municipalities that were not absolutely necessary.