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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on December 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Garland and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta held the press conference to announce that the Justice department was suing Texas over their recent redistricting which the department says violates the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on December 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Garland and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta held the press conference to announce that the Justice department was suing Texas over their recent redistricting which the department says violates the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)