Reversing decades of precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in a Texas case that different minority groups cannot jointly claim that their votes have been diluted.

This court is a Republican-majority appeals court

  • jeffw@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The 12 judges in the majority were all appointed by Republican presidents. Five of the six dissenters were named by Democratic presidents.

    Of course