Samuel Alito's Order on Texas Election Map Challenged at Supreme Court

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Source: Newsweek

Published Nov 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM EST updated Nov 24, 2025 at 04:31 PM EST


Voting-rights groups on Monday filed a new challenge to Justice Samuel Alito’s order allowing Texas to use its newly drawn congressional map, telling the U.S. Supreme Court the state’s plan is an “extraordinary” case of racial gerrymandering that cannot be shielded by the Purcell principle.

The complaint, submitted days after Alito temporarily reinstated the Republican-favored map, argues the lower court was correct in finding that Black and Hispanic voters were likely to prevail on claims that the 2026 district lines dilute minority voting power.

Why It Matters

If the lower court ruling ultimately prevails, Texas could be forced to revert to the 2021 map drawn by the GOP-controlled Legislature using 2020 census data. The Supreme Court’s decision in the coming days will determine whether the 2026 map remains intact while litigation continues.
What To Know

Alito issued the emergency order Friday in his capacity as the justice who handles urgent appeals from Texas, saying the map could remain in place while the full court considers whether it should be used for the 2026 midterm elections. Texas urged the justices to intervene quickly, warning that any change to district lines months before the March primary would disrupt election preparations and confuse voters. The state also leaned heavily on the Purcell principle, a judicial guideline advising courts to avoid altering election rules or boundaries close to an election.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito-texas-election-map-supreme-court-challenge-11100706

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Links to latest FILINGS (has multiple PDFs) - Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens

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1. "any change would disrupt election preparations and confuse voters "

Yes. That is exactly what Alito has in mind.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

2. And Abbott and his creep AG...

... their fall back plan.

[MayReasonRule]

8. Soon Enough, We May Well Be Able To Both Impeach, Convict And Remove Members Of The Six Sitting Fascist SCOTUS Members

I refuse to use an honorific when referencing the known Nazis.

Fuck 'em, their day is soon to come!

[Sam I Yam]

3. How to "confuse voters" in Texas

Have a functional brain cell.

[LtTx]

10. I don't understand your post

Are you implying that Texans have a single brain cell?

[Sam I Yam]

11. I would NEVER say such a thing!

All I meant is that MAGA voters have zero functional brain cells.

[MayReasonRule]

4. Best I Can Tell The Texas GOP Fucked Their Selves Either Way This Case Is Decided

Those Hispanic districts are no longer MAGAT red.

Those Hispanic districts have tasted more than their share of Nazi boots and will no longer vote GOP.

Obligatory: Fuck Fascists & Greg Abbot Is A Little Nazi Piss Baby

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5. I missed Alito's order

There is so much going on that I hadn't heard this.

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6. He ordered an administrative stay

And set November 24 as the deadline for the plaintiffs to respond to the states request for a longer stay pending appeal. The Newsweek article is a bit misleading in that the filings made yesterday are not a “new” challenge to Alito’s order but rather a response to the pending request for a longer term stay.

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7. As a SCOTUS Justice, Alito is assigned to the 5th Circuit districts for "emergency appeals"

so he can decide to put an "Administrative Stay" on some lower court ruling (whether district or appellate), pending further review.

From here (which has a chronological listing of what has been going on) - https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/abbott-v-league-of-united-latin-american-citizens/

11/21/2025 Order entered by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the November 18, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, case No. 3:21-cv-259 is hereby administratively stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Monday, November 24, 2025, by 5 p.m. (EST).

And DEFINITELY AGREE that "there is so much going on" and it has been a bear for me to dig through a lot of repetitive stuff filling the news websites to find it! And the media will say "but we reported it", and I'm like - you listed a publication date and time but NO LINK to such an article was anywhere on your website (including subcategories), at or near the so-called "publication" times. Eventually those articles/links bubble up but there is a disconnect between the reporters/editors and their web content management program.

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9. Marc Elias is fighting this....