Supreme Court hands GOP a redistricting win by striking down lower court block on Texas map

The Supreme Court declared victory for the Republican Party on Monday, striking down a lower court decision blocking Texas’ plans to redraw congressional districts.

The court suspended its decision based on the reasoning of the previous decision in Abbott v. Union of United Latin American Citizens, but did not elaborate. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

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