"It is hard to imagine a worse decision than the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last week allowing Texas to use its new congressional maps designed to elect five more Republicans to the House of Representatives. In a 6-3 decision, the six conservative justices have opened the door to states being able to adopt unconstitutional laws on voting with immunity from judicial review for at least one election."
"The judges conducted a nine-day hearing, involving the testimony of nearly two dozen witnesses and the introduction of thousands of exhibits. There is a factual record of more than 3,000 pages. In a 160-page opinion, with the majority opinion written by a judge appointed by Trump, the federal court found that Texas impermissibly used race as a basis for drawing the election districts."
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow Texas to implement new congressional maps intended to elect five additional Republicans. The Texas Legislature, urged by President Trump, redrew districts and Gov. Greg Abbott signed the plan on Oct. 25. A three-judge federal court held a nine-day hearing with nearly two dozen witnesses and thousands of exhibits, producing a factual record exceeding 3,000 pages and issuing a 160-page opinion. That court found Texas impermissibly used race as a predominant factor in districting, violating equal protection. The Supreme Court nonetheless overturned the district court and permitted the maps, citing three reasons.
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