The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency request from three Texas state legislators seeking to quash subpoenas from the US Justice Department and voting rights groups related to a challenge to state legislative maps
There were no noted dissents to the Supreme Court order.The state's attorney general had argued the legislators are immune from such requests for testimony, arguing that the depositions will"probe the very innerworkings of the legislative process, examining the legislators' thoughts, impressions, and motivations in their legislative acts.
" The challengers served subpoenas to the legislators -- Ryan Guillen, Brooks Landgraf and John Lujan -- representing three of the Texas House districts that are under challenge. Read MoreSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urged the court to deny Texas' request to block the testimony. She said that the DOJ seeks the testimony"as is routine in redistricting cases.
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