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    Federal court rules Texas redistricting discriminatory

    Last Friday, a federal court issued a bombshell decision in Texas: three Congressional districts were intentionally drawn to discriminate against black and Latinos and to gain voting advantages for Republicans.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 13, 2017 • 1 min read

    Last Friday, a federal court issued a bombshell decision in Texas: three Congressional districts were intentionally drawn to discriminate against black and Latinos and to gain voting advantages for Republicans. Ari Berman, a reporter for The Nation and the author of Give us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, dissects the decision and its implications for future elections -- including the 2020 presidential election.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Ari Berman

      voting rights reporter for Mother Jones, author of “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People ― and the Fight to Resist It”

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    3 of 3
    Trump, Russia and rabbit holes
    1. 1:24Dutch elections: In some ways, Geert Wilders has already won
    2. 7:58Trump and Russia: A real scandal or a diversion?
    3. 43:04Federal court rules Texas redistricting discriminatoryYou’re reading this
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