Editor's notes: You should know that only 6 states have an independent redistricting panel. The Court's decision did not rule against state legislatures, btw.
In the end, this will change next to nothing. Party politics will continue as before.
Update (7/1) : I get to say, "I told you so." See the referenced story below:
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Redistricting litigation persists in key states despite court ruling
— The Supreme Court may have knocked out the best-known challenge to
existing congressional districts in a number of states on Monday, but
maps still remain in flux for 2016 in three important, large
battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. (not to mention 26 other states where the Legislature does the deed, per Constitutional provision. All the Court did was to say, "elected officials" are not the only "legislature" the Constitution had in mind. But, of course, that is not true. Still, the Court has the final say. ~ editor).
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