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2 months agoTexas Republicans push back against the suspension of GOP-favoring electoral map
A federal judge long aligned with Texas conservatives found the state's new congressional map to be unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, triggering Republican outrage and an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoJustice Department sues to block California's new House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Department of Justice joined a Republican lawsuit seeking to block California's Proposition 50 congressional map, alleging racial gerrymandering favoring Latino voters and Democrats.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week agoState GOP seeks Supreme Court injunction to block California's new, voter-approved congressional districts
California Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Prop. 50 congressional districts, alleging race-based redistricting violated federal law and seeking an injunction before filing deadlines.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoTrump's Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
A federal court struck down Texas' new gerrymander on Tuesday, in an extraordinary rebuke to Republicans who sought to hand the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives. The 160-page ruling -authored by Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a conservative Donald Trump nominee-scorched the scheme as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, declaring that the Legislature "intentionally drew district lines" to discriminate against Black and Hispanic Texans.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoUS court blocks new Texas congressional map while state officials appeal
A panel of federal judges has ruled that Texas's newly redrawn congressional districts cannot be used in next year's 2026 midterm elections, striking a blow to Republican efforts to tilt races in their favour. On Tuesday, a two-to-one majority at the US District Court for western Texas blocked the map, on the basis that there was substantial evidence to show that Texas racially gerrymandered the districts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoThe US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan
Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, potentially ending federal protection against racial vote dilution and racial gerrymandering.
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