The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California this fall may use its new election map, which is expected to send five more Democrats to Congress. Trump’s lawyers said the Texas redistricting favoring Republicans should be upheld, but the California redistricting favoring Democrats should be blocked. In December, the court ruled for Texas Republicans and overturned a 2-1 decision that had blocked the use of its new election map. “In reaffirming the lower court’s decision, the Supreme Court recognized what has been clear all along: Proposition 50 reflects a political decision, not an unlawful racial gerrymander,” said Tianna Mays, legal director for Democracy Defenders Action. Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said the GOP drive to redraw election maps had backfired.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 04, 2026 20:42 UTC