The United States Supreme Court struck down the construction of two congressional legislative districts in North Carolina because it was done according to race demographics. This ruling will have an effect on other states (like Texas) where other districts were drawn according to similar considerations. This is great news for voting rights and hopefully will be among the first nails in the racial gerrymandering coffin.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/north-carolina-gerrymandering/527592/
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