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Supreme Court Restores Texas Map, May Add Five GOP Seats

4/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s congressional map in a 6-3 ruling that could add up to five Republican House seats.
The majority relied on Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens and reversed a lower court finding of a likely racial gerrymander.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Governor Greg Abbott and the Justice Department supported the map as partisan, while Rep. Gene Wu called it a protection of a racist map.

History

Historical Context

The 1962 Baker v. Carr ruling established the “one-person, one-vote” standard under the Equal Protection Clause, forcing states to redraw districts. Texas applied that principle, and the Supreme Court’s six-to-three decision in Abbott v. LULAC (2023) upheld the Republican-favored map, showing how the original precedent still shapes modern redistricting battles.

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Story summary

Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s congressional map in a 6-3 ruling that could add up to five Republican House seats.
The majority relied on Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens and reversed a lower court finding of a likely racial gerrymander.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Governor Greg Abbott and the Justice Department supported the map as partisan, while Rep. Gene Wu called it a protection of a racist map.

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