U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his fellow justices are being asked to stop redistricting maps in Texas drawn by three federal judges who voided the plan of the state Legislature.  The three judges concluded state lawmakers purposefully diluted the strength of minority populations.  The 2010 Census confirmed that minorities provided the vast majority of the state’s demographic growth since 2000.  Scalia oversees appeals from Texas.  The Court’s response could be instructive to other states.

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