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douglas9

(5,328 posts)
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 06:45 AM Saturday

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas GOP's congressional map

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday night temporarily restored Texas’ GOP-heavy congressional map after a lower court found the redistricting plan was likely racially gerrymandered.

The order from Justice Samuel Alito temporarily protects a map that delivers five additional winnable U.S. House seats to the GOP while the justices consider a more permanent ruling. It came down an hour after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton formally appealed to the high court, asking for a ruling by Dec. 1.

As is customary for temporary orders, Alito did not outline his reasoning. He asked the plaintiffs, a coalition of civil rights groups, to file a response to Paxton’s petition by 5 p.m. Monday.

Congressional candidates in the state began filing for office earlier this month and have until Dec. 8– just over two weeks from now– to declare for the March 3 primaries.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/elections/state/article/supreme-court-temp-order-texas-redistristricting-21201318.php

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas GOP's congressional map (Original Post) douglas9 Saturday OP
I heard that some of those new districts snake for 500 miles. Omnipresent Saturday #1
F--- Alito! txwhitedove Saturday #2
SCOTUS will side with Texas, there is no doubt. lark Saturday #3
This is an administrative stay and was expected LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #4

Omnipresent

(7,263 posts)
1. I heard that some of those new districts snake for 500 miles.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:03 AM
Saturday

I guess that not a red flag for Alito to think something is dreadfully wrong with that map.

lark

(25,752 posts)
3. SCOTUS will side with Texas, there is no doubt.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:56 AM
Saturday

There's also no doubt they will rule against CA, because they are nothing but shills for authoritarianism by and for the ultra rich.

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