BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES California GOP request to nix Dem-friendly maps in midterms

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BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES California GOP request to nix Dem-friendly maps in midterms

The decision aligns with Dec ruling that Texas’ new maps couldn’t thrown out “on the eve of an election” @courthousenews.bsky.social

— Kelsey Reichmann (@kelseyreichmann.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T18:52:09.737Z

FLASH: #SCOTUS declines to disturb CA redistricting that could yield Democrats 5 additional seats. No dissent noted. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T18:53:55.036Z

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1. Good news!

And no dissents noted! That is great considering how nuts some of them are.

[GreenWave]

2. Only so red states can cheat even further.

[thought crime]

5. Yes. A responsible government and court would eliminate gerrymandering across the board.

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3. K&R

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4. Deadline Legal Blog-Supreme Court allows California congressional map ahead of midterm elections

The high court previously approved Texas’ GOP-friendly map, which California’s Proposition 50 sought to counter.

Link to tweet

https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/supreme-court-allows-california-congressional-map-midterm-elections

The Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans to halt California’s congressional map, which was passed in response to Texas’ Republican-friendly effort, launched at President Donald Trump’s urging ahead of the November midterm elections.

The high court rejection came Wednesday in an unexplained order with no justices noting dissent.

In December, the Supreme Court approved Texas’ map on the grounds that it was motivated by partisan considerations, which the court has permitted, and not by unlawful racial considerations. When the court sided with Texas, it also seemed to cite California’s effort approvingly. Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a concurring opinion that “the impetus for the adoption of the Texas map (like the map subsequently adopted in California) was partisan advantage pure and simple.”

A divided lower-court panel cited the Supreme Court order in the Texas case when it rejected a GOP challenge to California’s map. Republicans appealed to the justices, leading to Wednesday’s order.

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7. TY.. This is Good News nt

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6. it is nice to know there is SOME limits this court has, beyond just letting drumpf write SCOTUS opinions