Overview
- The unsigned order from the Court’s conservative majority pauses a 2–1 lower-court injunction that had blocked the 2025 map.
- Justice Elena Kagan dissented on behalf of the three liberal justices, warning the ruling permits voters to be sorted by race in violation of the Constitution.
- A federal panel had concluded the Texas plan was likely racially discriminatory and directed a return to the 2021 lines before Texas appealed.
- Justice Samuel Alito earlier issued a temporary administrative stay, and the state cited imminent filing deadlines and March primaries in seeking emergency relief.
- The map, promoted by President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott, was reported to aim for up to five additional Republican U.S. House seats as related redistricting fights continue in other states.