"The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race. The justices acted on an emergency request from Texas for quick action because qualifying in the new districts already has begun, with primary elections in March."
"The Supreme Court's order puts the 2-1 ruling blocking the map on hold at least until after the high court issues a final decision in the case. Justice Samuel Alito had previously temporarily blocked the order while the full court considered the Texas appeal. The justices have blocked past lower-court rulings in congressional redistricting cases, most recently in Alabama and Louisiana, that came several months before elections."
The Supreme Court allowed Texas to use its congressional redistricting plan for next year's elections by staying a lower-court injunction that found the map likely discriminates on the basis of race. The justices acted on an emergency request because qualifying in the new districts has begun and primary elections are scheduled in March. Justice Samuel Alito previously issued a temporary stay while the full court considered the appeal. The enacted map, crafted at President Donald Trump's urging, was designed to give Republicans five additional House seats and to help preserve a slim Republican majority, touching off nationwide redistricting battles.
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