The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of the controversial Texas Republican redistricting plan spearheaded by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The ruling could encourage other states whose legislatures are dominated by one party to break from the tradition of redistricting only after the census every decade. The Court was splintered on the case, with six justices writing separately, and appeared no closer to deciding when a politically motivated redistricting plan crosses a constitutional line.
June 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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By a cascading series of mix-and-match majorities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of the controversial mid-decade Texas Republican redistricting plan spearheaded by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
The ruling could encourage other states whose legislatures are dominated by one party to break from the long tradition of redistricting only after the census every decade.
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