January 16, 2018      11:14 AM
Supreme Court rejects Texas Democrats Party redistricting appeal
TDP argued the maps are illegally gerrymandered along partisan lines; the case of Texas stays centered on racial gerrymandering claims
Austin American Statesman
reporter Chuck
Lindell writes:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday
dismissed an appeal from the Texas Democratic Party arguing that
the state’s political maps were improperly gerrymandered along partisan lines.
The court did not comment on its decision
to dismiss the appeal beyond noting that it lacked jurisdiction on the claim.
On Friday, the court announced that it
will review maps the Legislature drew for the Texas
House and congressional districts after a three-judge federal court
panel ruled in August that 11 districts were drawn to intentionally
discriminate against minority voters.
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