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Chief Justice John Roberts and a conservative bloc, including Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, sided with the majority, underscoring that partisan gerrymandering and the presumption of good faith should favor legislative bodies. Justice Samuel Alito articulated that if redistricting was purely political, federal courts should abstain from intervening under the Constitution’s framers’ intent.
In contrast, liberal Justices, such as Elena Kagan, criticized the ruling, arguing it disserves millions of Texans by overlooking racial considerations embedded in the new map. The dissent warned that the majority appeared to gloss over evidence of racial considerations, thereby undermining race-conscious redistricting efforts.