Small victory in the battle

but perhaps a really bad precedent in the long run.

According to the WaPo article on the SCOTUS ruling on the Texas redistricting case, Court Nixes Part of Texas Political Map, "state legislators may draw new maps as often as they like -- not just once a decade as Texas Democrats claimed. That means Democratic and Republican state lawmakers can push through new maps anytime there is a power shift at a state capital."

This is license for every legislature to redistrict each time the majority flips. That could be really ugly.

It may be good law, but it's not good policy.