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The Past, Present, and Future of Gerrymandering in the U.S.

WGCU | By Julie Glenn,
Mike Kiniry, Rachel Iacovone
Published March 27, 2018 at 1:55 PM EDT
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The practice of gerrymandering has been around since the founding of the United States, and has always been at least to some degree a partisan affair. While racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has refrained ruling on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering, except in the most extreme cases. But, the court is currently considering the case of Gill v. Whitford that could change the way redistricting happens across the country. We’re joined by Pamela Goodman, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, to get a history lesson on gerrymandering, learn more about the current Supreme Court case, and explore how other countries determine electoral district boundaries.

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Julie Glenn
Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
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Mike Kiniry
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Rachel Iacovone
RachelIacovoneis a reporter and associate producer ofGulf Coast LiveforWGCU News. Rachel came toWGCU as an intern in 2016, during the presidential race. She went on to cover Florida Gulf Coast University students at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill and Southwest Floridians in attendance at the following day's Women's March on Washington.
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