Strict Scrutiny SCOTUS Greenlights Racial Gerrymandering in Texas
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Dec 5, 2025 In a gripping analysis, the hosts dissect the Supreme Court's decision allowing Texas to employ racially skewed district maps for midterms. They explore the implications of Trump’s push for redistricting and the DOJ's controversial involvement. With outrage, they examine how this ruling disregards minority rights and highlights the Court's troubling biases. The discussion also critiques the flawed reasoning behind the stay and the detrimental effect of requiring alternative maps. The hosts call for continued activism in the face of this alarming decision.
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Court Clears Racist Maps For Midterms
- The Supreme Court's shadow-docket stay lets Texas use racially gerrymandered maps in the 2026 midterms, despite a lower court finding them unlawful.
- Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw argue the order openly aids Republican electoral advantage and subverts democratic norms.
DOJ Pushed Erasure Of Minority Coalition Districts
- The Trump DOJ urged Texas to redraw maps by mischaracterizing a Fifth Circuit decision to attack minority coalition districts.
- Texas then erased districts where minority voters had political power to gain Republican seats.
Supreme Court Rewrites Trial-Court Facts
- The Supreme Court discarded a 160-page district-court factual record and invoked cursory rationales like presumptions of legislative good faith.
- The hosts criticize the Court's refusal to defer to trial-court factfinding as lawless interference.