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Alito stays lower court order blocking TX redistricting map

Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:06 pm
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28004 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:06 pm
Stays the order until the full court can rule:

Looking for an article. Headline from Bloomberg

Politico link

quote:

Justice Samuel Alito temporarily restored the state’s new map — expected to net Republicans up to five seats in the 2026 midterms — while the Supreme Court weighs a lower court’s decision to toss that map altogether.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 7:09 pm
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
128778 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:07 pm to
Fine in CA

Not fine in TX or LA
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
99972 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:09 pm to
So this means the map is no longer blocked right?
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
146183 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:18 pm to
quote:

Stays the order until the full court can rule:

SCOTUS has already re-heard the Louisiana case right?

I wonder if Alito's order could be a glimpse into what the eventual ruling in that case will be
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
62224 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

Alito stays lower court order blocking TX redistricting map


Not surprising. The fact that lower court felt emboldened to continue hearing cases about this while SCOTUS is considering it was shocking. What a waste of taxpayer money.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 7:29 pm
Posted by MizzouBS
Missouri
Member since Dec 2014
6734 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

Not fine in TX or LA

Depends on how the legislature wrote the state law.

With enough signatures Missouri can make it a state initiative. The amendment wouldn’t be voted on until the fall of 2026, so if the amendment passes the map wouldn’t take effect until 2028.

The democrats have a good system to easily get enough legit signatures for it to be put on the 2026 ballot.

quote:

To get initiatives on the 2024 and 2026 general election ballots, the minimum number of signatures required is 170,215 for initiated constitutional amendments and 106,384 for initiated state statutes and veto referendums. These numbers were calculated through looking at voting totals in the six smallest congressional districts. If other districts are targeted for signature collection, the requirements will be higher.[1]

They only need around 18,000 signatures from each district and they will try to get at least double the amount needed. That means the new congressional map won’t take effect in Missouri until 2028 if the map passes.

The legalization of marijuana got over 385,000 and the abortion initiative got over 380,000. They only need 108,000
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 7:54 pm
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
111949 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:44 pm to
quote:

I wonder if Alito's order could be a glimpse into what the eventual ruling in that case will be


Makes sense

SCOTUS has always steered clear of purely political gerrymandering - which is what this is.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 8:09 pm
Posted by BHTiger
Charleston
Member since Dec 2017
8339 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 8:08 pm to
Hurry up with the racial districting case and the rest of this will be less impactfull.
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