Judicial Watch Statement on Supreme Court ‘One-Person, One-Vote’ Evenwel Ruling

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch reacted to today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court in finding that the “one-person, one-vote” principle under the Equal Protection Clause allows States to use total population only, rather than voter population, when apportioning state voting districts. Judicial Watch said that the decision was “political” and would “not stand the test of time.” The Supreme Court ruled this morning unanimously that Texas was constitutionally justified in drawing state electoral districts based on total population. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton stated: More...