U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas GOP's congressional map [View all]

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.

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