The U.S. Supreme Court Has A History Of Injecting Itself In Redistricting

The Supreme Court is injecting itself into the question of how much politics is acceptable in drawing legislative boundaries, revisiting a subject that has divided current court members.

The outcome of the new case, involving a hotly contested congressional map engineered by Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, could be affected by the court's turnover, still in progress.

The justices said Monday they would review challenges filed by Democrats and minority groups.

The rest of the story by Gina Holland of The Associated Press.