US EditionUS Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-Republican Texas voting map
The 6-3 order lets the Republican-friendly map stay in place after justices said lower courts erred in blocking it before the primaries.
- On Monday, April 27, 2026, the Supreme Court reversed a federal district court ruling, fully reinstating Texas's Plan C2333 for the 2026 midterm elections and removing remaining legal uncertainty regarding the congressional map.
- Republican leaders convened a special legislative session in August 2025 to pass Plan C2333, a mid-decade redistricting effort signed by Governor Greg Abbott that aims to flip several Democratic-held districts and maximize Republican congressional advantage.
- In a brief unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court majority stated Texas was "likely to succeed on the merits," citing lower court errors including failure to apply the presumption of legislative good faith and improper interference with active primaries.
- The ruling solidifies the map for the 2026 election cycle, potentially boosting Republican seat totals by as many as five; this follows a December stay that allowed the map to govern candidate qualifying and primaries.
- Dissenting from the reversal, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson raised constitutional concerns over the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act, while supporters reference the Rucho precedent limiting federal intervention in partisan redistricting.
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