US EditionTexas Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate GOP-Friendly Congressional Map
A federal panel ruled Texas’s 2025 congressional map an illegal racial gerrymander, citing explicit race-based redistricting directives from state leaders, and the decision is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- On Tuesday, a three-judge federal panel in El Paso struck down Texas’s new congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander, blocking it from taking effect; the ruling has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Justice Department’s letter from Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon flagged four majority non-white congressional districts, prompting redistricting after a 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling reshaped the legal backdrop.
- Evidence in the record includes bill proponents volunteering racial breakdowns of districts, with Todd Hunter highlighting racial compositions and Brown’s 160-page opinion criticizing Sen. Phil King’s testimony as inconsistent.
- With the Dec. 8 filing deadline less than three weeks away, candidates face urgent uncertainty as Texas’ 35th Congressional District reverted to its current I-35 configuration, affecting U.S. Rep. Greg Casar and Grant Moody.
- Legal scholars note sharp judicial disagreement over when partisan goals cross into race-based redistricting, with Judge Jerry Smith, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, calling Brown’s conclusions `perverse and bizarre` and citing last year’s U.S. Supreme Court precedent to support legislative deference.
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A judge blocked a new electoral district map on Tuesday. On Friday, Texas appealed the case to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court pauses block on new Texas voting districts
The rush to redistrict and draw up new safe seats reflects an intense battle playing out across the country. Democratic-run California has already approved drawing up a new electoral map that would also create five districts more likely to vote for the party.
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling on Friday that determined that the Texas legislative district redistribution plan for 2026, promoted by President Donald Trump, is likely to discriminate on grounds of race. The order signed by Judge Samuel Alito will remain in effect for at least the next few days as long as the court weighs whether it allows the new pro-Republican map to be used i…
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling on Friday that determined that the Texas legislative district redistribution plan for 2026, promoted by President Donald Trump, is likely to discriminate on grounds of race. The order signed by Judge Samuel Alito will remain in effect for at least the next few days as long as the court weighs whether it allows the new pro-Republican map to be used i…
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