US EditionSupreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
The Supreme Court allowed California’s Proposition 50 map to stand, potentially adding up to five Democratic House seats and countering GOP gains in Texas, supporters said.
- 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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San Gabriel Valley TribuneSupreme Court lets California’s Proposition 50 maps stand — with implications for 2026 and possibly beyond
With the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for California’s newly gerrymandered congressional maps to be used in this year’s midterm elections, the stage is set for California Democrats to try to notch five new House seats. Meanwhile, the number of Republican seats is expected to be slashed by roughly half. The nation’s highest court on Wednesday, Feb. 4, denied an emergency appeal by a group of California Republicans and the U.S. Department o…
The Democrats in California want to redefine the constituencies in order to get more votes in Congress. Republicans are disrupting that. Now the Supreme Court ruled.The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the U.S. state of California to reform the constituencies, which can give the Democrats there an advantage in the November congressional elections. The Supreme Court rejected a Republican opposition in the state. Democrats in the West Coast state can no…
Supreme Court Refuses GOP Bid to Block California's New Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday rejected an emergency bid by a group of California Republicans to block the state from using the new voter-approved congressional map during the November midterms. In a one-sentence order without any dissents, the Supreme Court declined the emergency application. The decision from the high court paves the way for California to use the newly drawn lines for most of its 52 House districts in this year’s congression…
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...
Redistricting is seen as a means to gain more seats in Congress in the November midterm elections.
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