The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a racially gerrymandered map to remain in place in Galveston County for the 2024 election, depriving Black and Latino voters of any chance to elect a candidate of their choice to the Galveston County Commissioners' Court for the first time in decades.
Although this ruling closes the door on relief for the 2024 election, the fight is not over. Plaintiffs will continue to prepare for the en banc review of the appeal from the Fifth Circuit in May 2024.
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