Lose the battle, win the war?

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is aiming straight for the Supreme Court on the Texas redistricting case.

“Today’s decision extends the Voting Rights Act beyond the limits intended by Congress and beyond the boundaries imposed by the Constitution. The Attorney General’s Office will continue defending the maps enacted by the Texas Legislature and will immediately take steps to appeal this flawed decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

h/t to MS.