Roberts Court Seen as Aiding Trump’s Midterm Election Efforts
The Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s gerrymandered congressional map, reversing a lower court’s decision that found it racially discriminatory. The conservative justices cited the District Court’s failure to respect legislative good faith and its interference in an active primary campaign as justification. Justice Kagan, along with Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissented, arguing the map disserves Texas voters by assigning them to districts based on race. This decision underscores the Roberts court’s pattern of weakening protections for minority voters and entrenching GOP political power, despite efforts by states like California to counter these effects.
John Q. Hosedrinker 
Matt Underwood