Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening door for Texas to redraw political maps
The U.S. Supreme Court weakened but did not eliminate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, making it harder to bring voter discrimination claims against electoral maps while stopping short of a widely anticipated full strikedown. The ruling will likely help Texas in its yearslong litigation over the electoral maps lawmakers drew […]
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