US Supreme Court Won’t Intervene in Key Voting Rights Act Challenge

Not taking the case, a decision to which three liberal justices dissented, is considered a victory for Republicans in Texas.

United States Supreme Court Justices pose for their official portrait in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 declined to intervene in a Voting Rights Act-related ruling issued by a lower court that had invalidated a Republican-drawn commissioners map in a Texas county.

However, the high court’s order means that the Galveston County Commissioners Court map that was drafted by Republicans can remain intact.