"The United States Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found the Texas 2026 congressional redistricting plan likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed on Friday by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map, which is favourable to Republicans, to be used in the US midterm elections next year."
"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed the ruling, which had granted an administrative stay and temporarily stopped the lower court's injunction against Texas's map. Radical left-wing activists are abusing the judicial system to derail the Republican agenda and steal the US House for Democrats. I am fighting to stop this blatant attempt to upend our political system, Paxton said in an earlier post on social media."
"The new redistricting map for Texas was engineered to give Republicans five additional House seats, but a panel of federal judges in El Paso ruled 2-1 on Tuesday, saying that the civil rights groups that challenged the map on behalf of Black and Hispanic voters were likely to win their case. The redrawn map was likely racially discriminatory in violation of US constitutional protections, the court found."
Texas adopted a new congressional map intended to yield additional Republican seats for the 2026 midterm elections. A federal panel in El Paso ruled 2-1 that civil rights groups representing Black and Hispanic voters were likely to prevail, finding the map likely racially discriminatory and violative of constitutional protections. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito signed a temporary order staying the lower court ruling, keeping the contested map operative for the moment while the high court considers whether the map may be used in next year’s elections. The state temporarily reverted to its 2025 map pending further judicial decisions. Ken Paxton praised the stay and criticized opponents.
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