US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps
Major win for Trump as justices reject lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymanderedTexas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly seats, the supreme court has ruled, giving Donald Trump and the GOP a major win in their push to add...
<p>Major win for Trump as justices reject lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered</p><p>Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly seats, the supreme court has ruled, giving Donald Trump and the GOP a major win in their push to add Republican congressional seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections.</p><p>The supreme court’s decision came after a 2-1 ruling from a three-judge panel striking down Texas’s new map in November. The majority found the state had likely sorted voters based on their race – an unlawful practice called racial gerrymandering – when they adopted the new maps. The majority ordered the state to use the maps it had adopted after the 2020 census for next year’s election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-supreme-court-texas-congressional-maps">Continue reading...</a>
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