Supreme Court Grapples with Controversial Court Order Impacting House Race

Two right-wing judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Judges Edith Jones and James Ho, issued a legally inexplicable order using a "writ of mandamus" to cancel a hearing in a long-running lawsuit alleging racial gerrymandering in Louisiana's congressional maps. The order, seen as an attempt to preserve Republican control of the US House of Representatives, could potentially delay the case long enough to keep GOP-friendly maps in place during the 2024 election cycle. The Supreme Court is expected to hear several cases this term that may reverse the Fifth Circuit's decisions, including one where the Fifth Circuit declared an entire federal agency unconstitutional.