Senators John McCain (AZ–R) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI–D), Amici Curiae
Mark W. Mosier, Counsel of Record
John McCain has served as a U.S. senator from Arizona since 1987. Sheldon Whitehouse was first elected to the Senate in 2006. Mark W. Mosier is a partner with the law firm Covington & Burling, where he specializes in appellate litigation, class actions, and insurance recovery. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellees as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 5, 2017. Politically motivated redistricting has long been a part of American politics. But what began as a tactic to protect individual incumbencies and to undercut adversaries is now accomplished by using sophisticated technology…