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The Supreme Court handed Latino voters in Washington State a victory on Tuesday — and declined a move that could have potentially eroded Voting Rights Act protections further. According to Democracy Docket, the justices will not take up Soto Palmer v. Hobbs, a case filed in 2022 in which a judge found legislative districts in Eastern Washington intentionally “cracked” Latino voters to deny them representation. The justices simultaneously reversed the dismissal of a parallel racial gerrymandering lawsuit filed by Republicans, sending it back to a lower court for consideration. Washington State’…

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