TV News LIES

Thursday, Oct 23rd

Last update08:33:18 AM GMT

You are here News Politics Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case

Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case

E-mail Print PDF

US Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday instructed a lower court in Texas to take a fresh look at election maps it had drawn in place of a competing set of maps from the Texas Legislature. The justices said the lower court had not paid enough deference to the Legislature’s choices and had improperly substituted its own values for those of elected officials.

The court’s unanimous decision extends the uncertainty surrounding this major voting-rights case, which could help determine control of the House of Representatives.

“To avoid being compelled to make such otherwise standardless decisions,” the Supreme Court’s unsigned decision said, “a district court should take guidance from the state’s recently enacted plan in drafting an interim plan. That plan reflects the state’s policy judgments on where to place new districts and how to shift existing ones in response to massive population growth.”

Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, saying he would have instructed the elections to proceed under the Legislature’s maps.

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


New York City mayoral debate: Mamdani, Sliwa and Cuomo trade jabs over Israel, rent and Trump – as it happened

NYC debateThis brings our live coverage of the final New York mayoral debate to a close.We will...

University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trump’s ‘compact’

U og ArizonaThe University of Arizona has become the seventh US university to reject a Trump administration proposal...

University of Virginia agrees to Trump administration demands over admissions and hiring

 U of Va. kisses the ringThe University of Virginia (UVA) has become the latest institution to agree to the Trump administration’s...

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts

Paul IngrassiaPaul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!