Six Unelected Justices Just Decided Who Controls the House
No Explanation. No Vote Count. No Accountability. On March 2, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned, unexplained emergency order keeping New York’s 11th Congressional District map in place — almost certainly through the 2026 midterm elections. A state court had ruled that map unconstitutional because it diluted the voting power of Black and Latino residents. The Supreme Court stepped in and blocked the fix. We don’t know how many justices voted for it. We don’t know what legal standard was applied. We don’t know why the Court acted before New York’s own highest court had a chance to weigh in. We know only the outcome: the Republican-drawn district survives, and the voters whose power it dilutes will have to wait. This is the shadow docket — and this time, it is being used to pick election winners. ...
