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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
- On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map for this year's midterm election in an unsigned order with no dissents.
- After voters approved Proposition 50 last November, California voters enacted new lines via a statewide referendum supported by 64%, framed as a Democratic response to Texas redistricting last year.
- Judge Josephine Staton wrote that Proposition 50 was a political gerrymander to flip five Republican seats to Democrats.
- With candidate filing beginning Feb. 9, the ruling allows most of California's 52 House districts to use new lines, enabling Democrats to potentially gain five seats.
- The ruling follows the Court's December clearance of Texas' map, continuing a tit-for-tat redistricting battle as Justice Samuel Alito noted both maps sought partisan advantage, highlighting the Court's limited role.
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SCOTUS Ruling Will Benefit Democrats in the Midterms
The Supreme Court just gave Democrats in California something to smile about. In an unsigned order Wednesday, the justices rejected an emergency bid from the California Republican Party and the Trump administration to stop the state from using a new congressional map in this year's midterms. The ruling, which came...
·Miami, United States
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Redistricting is seen as a means to gain more seats in Congress in the November midterm elections.
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Governor Gavin Newsom had proposed as a democratic response to a similar initiative in Texas.
·Montreal, Canada
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This decision rendered as a matter of urgency is designed to bring five more seats to the Democrats.
·Paris, France
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