And, in more OF COURSE HE F*CKING DID news, Alito "temporarily restores GOP-backed Texas map" [View all]
Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored congressional map, a move that delivers a significant advantage to Republicans as the midterm election filing deadline in the Lone Star State approaches, according to media reports.
The decision from the George W. Bush-appointed justice allows Texas to use the new district boundaries for the upcoming election while the legal challenge continues, Axios reported. The injunction, initially imposed by a three-judge federal panel earlier this week, had halted the use of the map. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials quickly appealed the injunction to the Supreme Court.
Alito’s order, which Axios noted Friday is not a ruling on the merits of the case, pauses the injunction and gives the plaintiffs until Monday to respond. Candidates, meanwhile, now have until December 8 to submit their filings for U.S. House seats.
The Republicans’ majority in the lower chamber could hinge on the outcome in Texas's elections, as the notoriously red state that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election bowed to pressure from the MAGA leader and carved out five additional GOP-leaning seats this year.
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-redistricting-2674333019/
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