Lawfare as Intra-Party Coordination

The DOJ threatened to sue Texas over racial gerrymanders, and Texas leaders used that threat as political cover to pass a mid‑decade map favoring Republicans. This tactic lets a presidential administration steer state outcomes by posing as an adversary, sidestepping legislatures and normal bargaining. — If normalized, executive‑branch 'adversarial cover' suits could become a tool to direct state policy and election maps, accelerating an institutional arms race and blurring federalism boundaries.