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Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules

In a lawsuit challenging redistricting in Galveston County, the 5th Circuit said the protections afforded to a single racial group don’t apply to multiple groups who collectively claim voting rights violations.

The Galveston County Courthouse on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

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