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The Supreme Court on Monday passed up its two opportunities this term to rule on when and whether states violate the Constitution by drawing electoral maps that sharply favor one political party.

Ruling in cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, the justices gave little clarity to when so-called partisan gerrymandering goes further than the law allows.

In the Maryland case, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a district court judge's decision not to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the state's 2011 congressional map. The justices said the legal uncertainty around the issue justified the judge declining to act.

In the Wisconsin dispute, the justices ruled unanimously that the Democratic voters challenging the state legislative map failed to prove they were injured by the drawing of the new boundaries. However, seven justices agreed to give the challengers another shot at making their case in the lower courts.

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