Chemerinsky: Supreme Court’s terrible reasons allowing Texas’ racially rigged map

It is hard to imagine a worse decision than the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week allowing Texas to use its new congressional maps designed to elect five more Republicans to the House of Representatives. In a 6-3 decision, the six conservative justices have opened the door to states being able to adopt unconstitutional laws on voting — with immunity from judicial review for at least one election.

At the urging of President Trump, Texas’ Republican-controlled state Legislature redrew...