Supreme Court Blocks Judge’s Order Tossing Texas Redistricting Maps [WATCH]

The Supreme Court of the United States has temporarily halted a lower court order that struck down Texas’s newly approved redistricting maps, issuing an administrative stay as the dispute moves forward.

Earlier this week, a three-judge panel in the Western District of Texas ruled 2-1 that the maps must be thrown out.

Texas appealed the decision on Friday.

Associate Justice Samuel Alito issued the Supreme Court’s response the same day, stating that the order would be paused while the Court reviews the case.

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court IMMEDIATELY OVERTURNS activist judge ruling that struck down Texas’ new Republican-friendly 2026 Congressional map

Justice SAM ALITO issued the order. The map is BACK, for now, while SCOTUS formally considers the appeal.

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 22, 2025

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“IT IS ORDERED that the November 18, 2025, order of the United States District Court is hereby administratively stayed pending further order of the undersigned or the 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).”

Background: https://t.co/snxQ0xaYEY

— Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) November 22, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has urged the Supreme Court to block the lower court’s ruling.

Paxton said in a public statement, “Radical left-wing activists are abusing the judicial system to derail the Republican agenda and steal the U.S. House for Democrats. I am fighting to stop this blatant attempt to upend our political system. Texas engaged in partisan redistricting solely to secure more Republican seats in Congress and thereby better represent our state and Texans. For years, Democrats have aggressively gerrymandered their states and only cry foul and hurl baseless ‘racism’ accusations because they are losing.”

BREAKING: In response to our filing, the Supreme Court just granted an administrative stay—temporarily stopping the district court’s injunction against Texas’s map.

We look forward to continuing to press forward in our case on the merits. https://t.co/0iG1VbWiIn

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 22, 2025

If the lower court’s ruling is ultimately upheld, Texas would be required to revert to using its 2021 maps for upcoming elections.

The panel’s decision drew a lengthy dissent from Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith, who wrote a 104-page opinion challenging the ruling.

Smith criticized U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown, calling the decision “pernicious judicial misbehavior” and arguing that the outcome reflected “judicial activism.”

The dispute in Texas comes as redistricting battles continue in other states.

In November, California voters approved Proposal 50, a measure that would adjust the state’s congressional boundaries.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the proposal, arguing that the maps rely on race as a proxy to advance political objectives.

President Donald Trump has encouraged Republican-led states to pursue new redistricting plans aimed at increasing the number of GOP-held seats in the U.S. House.

The Supreme Court is expected to take further action after receiving the state’s filing and the required response by November 24.