Episode 936: American Democracy in 2025: To Prove Racial Gerrymandering, Minority Voters Must Now Show SCOTUS ‘Intent’ to Discriminate, Not Just ‘Effect’

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 31, 2025

American Democracy in 2025: To Prove Racial Gerrymandering, Minority Voters Must Now Show SCOTUS ‘Intent’ to Discriminate, Not Just ‘Effect’
By any rational measure, the Texas legislature racially gerrymandered its congressional map in 2025 to add five more GOP seats at the request of President Donald Trump. But the U.S. Supreme Court majority allowed it anyway, claiming plaintiffs hadn’t proven their case.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - (2024) Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s South Carolina Gerrymandering Decision Finds Disturbing Guidance for Lower Courts
American Democracy Minute - (Sept) Trump-Requested Texas Congressional District Gerrymandering Blocked by Federal Court Panel
American Democracy Minute - (December) U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering Findings
Louisiana Illuminator - Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues
Brennan Center for Justice - The Supreme Court Messes with Texas’s Voting Map

Groups Taking Action:

LULAC, MALDEF, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Center for American Progress

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