The rulings by the three-judge district court in the Pennsylvania congressional redistricting case Veith v. Commonwealth, Civil No. 1:CV-01-2439 (M.D. Pa.) have been harshly criticized, especially the 2-to-1 per curiam decision enjoining elections under Pennsylvania’s original redistricting plan.
Even the most recent ruling on April 23, allowing the primary election to occur as scheduled on May 21 — the result sought by the governor and the leaders of the Legislature (all Republicans) and by most Democrats — was derided as inconsistent with the earlier per curiam invalidation.
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