Following Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision, a Redistricting Case Out of Galveston County, Texas Heads to Trial
On Aug. 8, 2023, a federal district court will hold a trial in a local redistricting lawsuit out of Galveston County, Texas involving claims brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
![An open-face manilla file folder that is blue toned on the left side and red toned on the right side. On the blue side, there is a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a map of the Galveston County Commissioners Court districts and a photo of a woman at a protest holding a sign that reads “The maps are discriminatory.” On the right side, there is a court filing in the case Petteway v. Galveston County. On the filing, there is a sticky note that reads “Galveston County Redistricting Challenge.” Finally on the tab on the right-hand side of the manilla file folder, there is the case number, 3:22-cv-00057.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Case-Watch-Petteway-v-GalvestonCounty-WEB.png)