Pennsylvania GOP take gerrymandering case to US high court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's top Republican lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop an order by the state's highest court throwing out the boundaries of its 18 congressional districts in a gerrymandering case.

Thursday's filing by the Legislature's Republican leaders says the state Supreme Court justices unconstitutionally usurped the authority of lawmakers to create congressional districts.

It asked the nation's high court to put the state court's decision on hold while it considers their claims.

Pennsylvania's case is happening amid a national tide of gerrymandering cases from various states, including some already under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.