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 […] The post Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening door for Texas to redraw political maps appeared first on San Antonio Current.