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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
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The justices had previously allowed Texas’ Republican-friendly map to be used in 2026, despite a lower-court ruling that it likely discriminates on the basis of race.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. Voters approved it as a Democratic counterresponse to Texas' new GOP-friendly map.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new congressional map that will undermine President Donald Trump’s effort to keep control of the House of Representatives, marking a defeat for Republicans who claimed one of the new districts was redesigned based on race rather than politic…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed to California to use a new congressional map that voters approved, delivering a major victory for Democrats ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed California today to use a new electoral map designed to give Democrats five more congressional seats, improving the party’s chances of regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President Donald Trump’s Republicans in the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court rejected a GOP bid to block California's new congressional map, allowing the state to use the Democrat-friendly lines in the 2026 elections.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map intended to give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
The state's Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
