In a major setback for Gavin Newsom and Democrats nationwide, the Supreme Court late last night upheld Texas’ new redistricting map — a map that is poised to give Republicans additional House seats in the 2026 midterms. The ruling came down 6–3, with the Court’s liberal justices in dissent.
It’s a significant victory for Texas, a blow to Democratic gerrymandering complaints, and a reminder that states still have the authority to draw their own lines — despite the left’s ongoing attempts to weaponize the courts when elections don’t tilt their way.
The 20-page ruling said that the District Court had erred when it blocked the new map.
“Texas is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the District Court committed at least two serious errors,” the nation’s top court wrote. “First, the District Court failed to honor the presumption of legislative good faith by construing ambiguous direct and circumstantial evidence against the legislature.”
The ruling said that lower federal courts shouldn’t ordinarily alter election rules before an election. “The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections,” the SCOTUS ruling said.
Naturally, this raises the question of what it might mean for the legal challenges aimed at California’s own redistricting map — but that’s a battle for another day.
What’s clear right now is that the panelists on MS NOW were anything but pleased, including the network’s fake Republican and former RNC chair Michael Steele:
MSDNC is emotionally troubled tonight after Supreme Court handed Texas a MAJOR WIN in a 6-3 decision that stays a lower court order that block Texas Redistricting efforts!
"the supreme court put itself in the position of the district court. It should not have done so. It is not… pic.twitter.com/R9cOE3wOcJ
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) December 5, 2025
“Because Texas said we drew it for political reasons, not race, they’re using political as the cover over race, and so if this becomes the norm that means any state in the country, particularly states in the south with a history of discrimination can claim that they are doing things with their state maps under the guise of partisan and political, when they’re really using race,” whined co-host Symone Sanders Townsend.
“The Supreme Court put itself in the position of the district court. It should not have done so. It is not its role. And they basically slapped the district court,” added Steele. “The other thing that I find frustrating is essentially, I’m looking at the disintegration of civil rights at the hands of a party and a political philosophy that once existed within that party that elevated those civil rights.”
Of course, it is the role of the Supreme Court to correct unfair district court rulings.
And as Darkins asked, would MS NOW apply this same logic to California’s maps? The answer is no, because…of course:
Texas is one of the most diverse states in the country. So their claims about race is BS. Democrats stacked the district courts under Biden so they believe supreme court has no right to do anything now. However contrary to belief they do.
— Melanie?? (@mefbama) December 5, 2025
And where Democrats have no power to legislate, they do so from friendly federal courts.
Question for these 3 delusional, pathetic shills. Do you know that the 6 states of New England where Republicans get 40% of the vote, have not a single Republican Congressperson? Gerrymandering was invented in New England https://t.co/4kpMPpDu0w
— Proud to be an American (@NavyFlyBoyUSA) December 5, 2025
Back to Steele…
Anyone ever wonder how the man in the middle was once the RNC chairman? https://t.co/E02F0GRCR5
— Henry (@HenryBack2Play) December 5, 2025
Yeah, I wonder. Constantly.
