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BREAKING: MAJOR UPDATE AT US SUPREME COURT

2025-11-23 News & Politics
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SCOTUS Emergency Appeal Pauses Texas Racial Gerrymandering Block

Learn the immediate legal pathway the Supreme Court chose for Texas's challenged racial gerrymander map and how the timing doctrine (PCEL) could impact redistricting nationwide through 2026.

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  • The Supreme Court issued an administrative stay, halting a lower court order that blocked Texas’s racially gerrymandered legislative maps.
  • Legal focus now pivots between whether Texas meets the burden to overturn the block or if the PCEL doctrine prevents timing the invalidation too close to the 2026 election.
  • Mark Elias’s firm, litigating on the front lines, explains the next procedural steps, including fast-track briefing schedules. This discussion clarifies the immediate procedural moves by the conservative majority’s circuit justice and analyzes Texas's unusual defense strategy that attempts to disavow input from the Governor and the Department of Justice.

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Democracy Watch episode 422: US Supreme Court weighs in on Texas gerrymandering case Support Democracy Docket: https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/btc For more from Brian Tyler Cohen: Straight-news titled YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrianTylerCohenNews YouTube (español): https://www.youtube.com/@briantylercohenespanol Order my #1 NYT bestselling book: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Newsletter: https://plus.briantylercohen.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/briantylercohen Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36UvEHs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0066rKCBIycIMI4os6Ec5V Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briantylercohen Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/briantylercohen.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@briantylercohen

Top Comments (10)

@gildapatterson7792 2025-11-23

The Supreme Court SHOULD NOT be lifetime jobs, PERIOD!

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@49neenee 2025-11-23

I sm so sck of this bought Supreme Court. We have got to Impeach these Justice's and set term limits for them.

1.5k 38 replies
@twilightdescendeduponAmerica 2025-11-23

I'm sick of the supreme court sanctioned lawlessness and corruption.

1.1k 38 replies
@LoneEagleNC 2025-11-23

We are so lucky to have Mark Elias and his team looking after the people's rights for free and fair elections and protection from government overreach.

614 2 replies
@oscarjohnson2355 2025-11-23

Our supreme Court is illigimate.

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@zone18finest53 2025-11-23

I’m a firm believer in putting term limits on these supreme court justices . At this point things is getting out of control, these justices aren’t aligned with the values of everyday ppl!!

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@malcafischman8329 2025-11-23

I’m sick of this SHADOW docket. I’m sick of the SCOTUS 6.

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@briantylercohen 2025-11-23

Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: www.youtube.com/briantylercohen

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@elizabethkennedy4052 2025-11-23

MARK YOU & YOUR COLLEGUES ARE AMERICA & AMERICAN HERO'S 🙏

294 1 replies
@larryconley7305 2025-11-23

THANKYOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK , BRYAN AND MARK !! TO INFORM US OF THESE ON GOING GERRYMANDERING CASES.

264 1 replies

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