High court told old Census data undercounted Latinos in remap in Texas

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Posted on: January 13th, 2006
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“Opponents of a Republican-drawn congressional redistricting map in Texas filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court that claim outdated Census data was used to establish political lines that diminish minority voting strength.

“They diluted the voice of Latinos by using this old data,” Rolando Rios, a lawyer for the League of United Latin American Citizens, said Thursday…”

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