US EditionSupreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
- On Feb. 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order allowing California's new congressional map to stand for the 2026 midterms after rejecting an emergency petition from Republicans and the Trump administration.
- California adopted Proposition 50 as a mid-decade response to Texas redistricting, August 2025, and 64% of California voters approved the measure last November.
- A lower federal three-judge panel in Los Angeles upheld California's map in a 2-1 decision, rejecting the claim that it was an unlawful racial gerrymander, citing the 2019 Supreme Court precedent on partisan gerrymandering.
- Newsom and his allies responded as the Supreme Court allowed California to use a new map designed to flip up to five Republican-held House seats for the 2026 midterms.
- Legal observers note that the ruling fits into a nationwide redistricting fight and leaves unresolved questions about Louisiana v. Callais and minority voting power concerns.
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Governor Gavin Newsom had proposed as a democratic response to a similar initiative in Texas.
This decision rendered as a matter of urgency is designed to bring five more seats to the Democrats.
The Supreme Court clears the way for new electoral boundaries in California. The decision gives the Democrats massive advantages in the struggle for the House of Representatives and is the direct response to the Trump party's action in Texas.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed California on Wednesday to use a new voter-approved, democratic-friendly electoral map for this year's elections, rejecting the last resort filed by the state republicans and the Trump administration.
'RIGGED': Supreme Court allows California to use Democrats' anti-Trump congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court has ended the feud between California and the Trump administration over Democratic efforts to use a redistricted map for the pivotal midterm elections.On Wednesday, the highest court of the land refused the request from the administration to block the redistricted map and allowed California to continue its plan. 'The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM.' The administration had argued the new m…
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