Smackdown
[RedState] The left had better hold off on those celebrations regarding that Texas redistricting decision. At least for now.
The United States Supreme Court has just weighed in and stayed a lower court order tossing the Texas redistricting maps that were passed over the summer, which potentially increased the Republicans' chances of gaining more congressional seats in the Lone Star state.
| So they aren’t done. It’s just that the process is not being stopped in the meantime. |
Lawyers for Texas had asked the court earlier Friday to issue a stay and effectively let Texas return — at least for now — to the maps it passed over the summer, which redrew five Democratic House seats to make them more GOP-friendly.
Justice Samuel Alito granted the state's request for an administrative stay, which means the lower court ruling is now on hold until the Supreme Court takes further action.
Texas is asking the high court to stay the lower court ruling on a longer-term basis by Dec. 1, noting that the deadline for candidates to file for next year's primary elections is Dec. 8. He directed the plaintiffs who sued Texas to file their response by Monday afternoon. |