Supreme Court Rules On Texas’ Redistricting Maps

The Supreme Court ruled on Texas’ interim redistricting maps Friday — those redrawn by a three-judge panel in San Antonio that favored Latino voters and Democrats. According to the Burnt Orange Report:

The Supreme Court entered an opinion in the interim map appeal this morning, sending the case back to the San Antonio [federal] court for further proceedings…

The court held that the state’s maps should have been used as the starting point for interim maps but that the San Antonio court could adjust those maps if it found a likelihood of section 2 or other violations as a result of the case tried before it or if the court found a “reasonable probability” of section 5 violations.

Meanwhile, another trial about the state’s maps is going on, not scheduled to close until February 3.