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Supreme Court Clears Congressional Map Gerrymandered to Benefit California Democrats

HeadlineFeb 05, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow California to use a new congressional map approved by voters that’s designed to flip up to five seats now held by Republicans. On Wednesday, no justices dissented as the court issued a one-sentence order on its emergency docket, often called the court’s “shadow” docket. The brief ruling came exactly two months after justices signed off on a gerrymandered congressional map in Texas, where Republicans expect to pick up five additional House seats.

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