Full 5th Circuit court hears Galveston County's defense of its 2021 redistricting plan – Houston Public Media houstonpublicmedia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from houstonpublicmedia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Galveston County voting rights case set to go before full 5th Circuit appellate court – Houston Public Media houstonpublicmedia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from houstonpublicmedia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to vacate an appeals court stay of an order requiring Galveston County to adopt a new map means the 2024 election will run under a plan that a lower court judge ruled in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. 5th Circuit has stayed a district court’s order that the county adopt a new redistricting plan to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans racial gerrymandering.