US Supreme Court Asked to Block Washington State Voter Map

A Republican lawmaker in Washington state asked the US Supreme Court to block a voting map that was adopted after a lower court ruled a prior map discriminated against Hispanic voters in the district next to his.

Rep. Alex Ybarra and two other Hispanic voters filed the emergency stay request Monday to Justice Elena Kagan, who is assigned to handle certain appeals from the Ninth Circuit. Individual justices often refer emergency appeals to the full court for review.

The district court purported to “cure” a map that discriminated against Hispanic voters by adopting a remedial blueprint that further diluted the ...