David A. Lieb

A Maryland judge ruled that a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to redraw congressional districts cannot appear on the November ballot, while pausing the ruling to permit an appeal to the Maryland Supreme Court. The challenge argued that lawmakers missed a deadline, misled voters in the ballot language, and improperly combined multiple constitutional changes, while supporters said the legislature had authority to propose the measure. The decision is part of a broader national partisan redistricting fight tied to efforts by President Donald Trump and Republicans to reshape congressional maps before upcoming elections.