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Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Gerrymandering. Now What?

Behind the practice of gerrymandering and the movement to curb it.

Aired 07/02/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Gerrymandering. Now What?

Clip: 7/2/2019 | 8m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

Behind the practice of gerrymandering and the movement to curb it.

As states prepare to draw new election boundaries after the 2020 census, what can be done to ensure those maps give equal weight to all votes?

Aired 07/02/2019 | Rating NR

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