Attorneys for voters saw redistricting law is gerrymandering

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys representing voters argued Monday that a newly redrawn congressional map is partisan gerrymandering designed to cost the state’s only Democrat in Congress some of her territory and drown out the voices of minority voters. The state, however, defended the law in closing arguments, arguing that a Kansas City area district now held by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids would remain competitive. Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper said he would rule by April 25 at the latest. Regardless of what he decides, Klapper acknowledges that the case is destined for the Kansas Supreme Court.