Supreme Court Allows California Map Favoring Democrats Ahead
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Washington The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a voter-approved congressional map that favors Democrats, rejecting emergency appeals from state Republicans and President Trump's lawyers. The unsigned order keeps district lines projected to flip up to five Republican-held seats in this year's House elections; no justices recorded dissents. The court had earlier permitted a Texas map favoring Republicans for 2026 despite lower-court findings about race. California officials enacted Proposition 50 after voters approved new lines, and GOP challengers alleged racial gerrymandering before the appeal. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Texas Republicans conducted a mid-decade redistricting last year aimed at gaining seats.
- 2. California voters approved Proposition 50 in November, adopting new congressional district lines.
- 3. California Republicans and President Trump's lawyers filed emergency appeals alleging racial gerrymandering.
- 4. A lower court issued a 2-1 ruling rejecting the racial-gerrymander claim against California's map.
- 5. The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on Wednesday allowing California to use the new map.
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