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F̶e̶d̶e̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶C̶o̶u̶r̶t̶ ̶R̶u̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶T̶e̶x̶a̶s̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶r̶y̶m̶a̶n̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶
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A District Court Just Ruled That Texas Gerrymandering Violated the Voting Rights Act
The long-awaited ruling dropped Friday night.
Ben Dreyfuss Mar. 10, 2017
The case in question was originally filed in 2011 and charged that the congressional redistricting that happened after the 2010 census in Texas had been intentionally designed to dilute and diminish the votes of minorities.
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Tonight, in a 2-1 decision the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that, indeed, the boundaries of certain districts in the Lone Star State do violate both the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.
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F̶e̶d̶e̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶C̶o̶u̶r̶t̶ ̶R̶u̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶T̶e̶x̶a̶s̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶r̶y̶m̶a̶n̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶
...toast.
A District Court Just Ruled That Texas Gerrymandering Violated the Voting Rights Act
The long-awaited ruling dropped Friday night.
Ben Dreyfuss Mar. 10, 2017
The case in question was originally filed in 2011 and charged that the congressional redistricting that happened after the 2010 census in Texas had been intentionally designed to dilute and diminish the votes of minorities.
<snip>
Tonight, in a 2-1 decision the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that, indeed, the boundaries of certain districts in the Lone Star State do violate both the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.
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