US EditionSupreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
Justice Samuel Alito's administrative stay allows Texas to temporarily use its 2025 congressional map amid claims of racial gerrymandering targeting Black and Hispanic voters, the lower court ruled.
- On Friday, Justice Samuel Alito granted an administrative stay allowing the State of Texas to use its 2025 congressional map temporarily while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews its role in the 2026 midterm elections.
- A three-judge federal panel on Tuesday ruled 2-1 that civil-rights groups representing Black and Hispanic voters were likely to win after Texas redrew its congressional map over the summer at President Donald Trump's urging to try to secure five additional House seats.
- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown wrote that the lower court found substantial evidence Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map, citing coalition districts transformed into single-group majorities at almost exactly 50 percent, while Judge Jerry Smith, 5th Circuit, issued a fierce dissent defending the map.
- With the Dec. 8 candidate filing deadline approaching, Texas warned the injunction could cause 'chaos' and many Texas Republican candidates have already filed and fundraised for the new congressional seats.
- The case will determine which map governs the 2026 midterms, potentially affecting five House seats and prompting counter-redistricting in California and other states.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restores GOP-backed Texas map: report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map, a move that delivers a significant advantage to Republicans as the midterm election filing deadline in the Lone Star State approaches, according to media reports. The decision from the George W. Bush-appointed justice allows Texas to use the new district boundaries for the upcoming election while the legal challenge continues, Axios repo…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restores GOP-backed Texas map: report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map, a move that delivers a significant advantage to Republicans as the midterm election filing deadline in the Lone Star State approaches, according to media reports.The decision from the George...
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map favorable to Republicans to be used in the midterm elections. The court’s con…
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan likely discriminates on the basis of race.
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