Sign up for our daily briefing
Make your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday
Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday
Denver news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Denver
Des Moines news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Des Moines
Minneapolis-St. Paul news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Twin Cities
Tampa Bay news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Tampa Bay
Charlotte news in your inbox
Catch up on the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Charlotte
Supreme Court building. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
The ideologically divided Supreme Court on Monday pushed aside claims that Texas’ Republican-controlled legislature intentionally drew electoral maps, used in the last three election cycles, to reduce black and Hispanic voters’ political clout.
The details: The 5-4 conservative-majority decision threw out most of a lower court ruling that said Republicans intentionally designed two congressional districts and nine state legislative districts to suppressed black and Hispanic voters. The high court found that race was a predominant factor in deciding a state House district, but concluded evidence presented was "plainly insufficient" to prove lawmakers "acted in bad faith."