Supreme Court Thwarts Efforts on Gerrymandering

Two lower courts had ruled that Texas had to redraw their congressional and state districts because they intentionally discriminated against black and Latino voters. It was a huge win for the fight against gerrymandering, but the Supreme Court has stayed those two rulings. The vote was along party/ideological lines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-maps.html?mcubz=0&_r=1