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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    SCOTUS punted on two of the most highly anticipated cases on its docket

    Court watchers were waiting for the Supreme Court’s rulings on partisan gerrymandering in cases from Wisconsin and Maryland. Those cases had potential to reshape the electoral map.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 18, 2018 • 1 min read

    Court watchers were waiting for the Supreme Court’s rulings on partisan gerrymandering in cases from Wisconsin and Maryland. Those cases had potential to reshape the electoral map. But the justices sidestepped any sweeping decisions on how political parties draw district lines, and ruled more narrowly.

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    How to keep your aging body in tip-top shape
    1. 0:00Nancy Pelosi to visit El Cajon detention facility
    2. 16:48SCOTUS punted on two of the most highly anticipated cases on its docketYou’re reading this
    3. 25:55How pro athletes maintain high performance into old age
    4. 40:06Back under local ownership, LA Times gets a new executive editor
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