Supreme Court hears case on Texas vote redistricting

Today the US Supreme Court heard a case that could have implications for voting rights in the country. In Perry versus Perez, the focus is on a controversial redistricting map in Texas that could affect thousands of voters in an area with a rising Latino demographic. Several congressional seats are at stake and some analysts say the high court’s ruling could affect a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that was designed to protect access to the vote for communities that have been historically denied the right. For more, we spoke earlier today with Keesha Gaskins. She’s senior Counsel at the Democracy Program at NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice.