California GOP appeals their redistricting loss to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to block voter-approved map
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Key Points:
- Republicans have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to block California’s voter-approved congressional map following a federal court's rejection of their challenge, arguing the map is racially motivated rather than partisan.
- A three-judge federal panel ruled that California’s new map was driven by partisanship, not race, clearing the way for its use in the 2026 elections and countering Texas’ mid-decade gerrymander designed to favor Republicans.
- The Supreme Court previously characterized California’s map as a partisan response to Texas’ gerrymander, a form of redistricting that federal courts are generally unable to block under current legal precedent.
- Republicans’ request for an emergency injunction to halt the map’s use before the 202
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