Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has granted Texas’ request to stay a lower court ruling blocking it from using a heavily gerrymandered congressional map the state legislature passed at the behest of President Donald Trump.
SCOTUS Allows Texas to Use Racially Gerrymandered Map in 2026 Midterm Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Texas’ request to pause a lower court ruling that had blocked the state from using a heavily gerrymandered congressional map that its legislature passed at the behest of President Donald Trump.
The ruling marks a significant victory for the president’s national effort to rig the 2026 midterm election by pressuring states to draw more GOP-friendly congressional districts.
Under the new Texas map, Republicans could pick up five more seats in Congress.
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