California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reason to be optimistic about congressional redistricting in his state following the Supreme Court decision.
Thursday the court ruled 6-3 that Texas could use a new legislative map that was redrawn to benefit the Republicansand conservative Justice Samuel Alito said his unanimous opinion was that “the impetus for the passage of the Texas map (like the map subsequently adopted in California) was partisan advantage pure and simple,” not racial gerrymandering, which would have been illegal.
This appears to mean that the conservative majority on the high court that approved the Texas map will also approve the California map, which is redrawn to give Democrats perhaps five more seats in Congress. When Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated The Supreme Court's decision was made Thursday, according to Newsom's press service. called asking whether the Justice Department would give up its lawsuit v. Newsom and the Golden State.
The Justice Department's official account does not appear to believe the ruling applies to Democrats. answer“Not a chance, Gavin—we will stop your DEI districts by 2026.” But that statement may not be how the Supreme Court sees it.
President Trump has launched a partisan fight fraud wars earlier this year when he called for Texas to redraw its maps, hoping to prevent Republican losses in the 2026 midterm elections. His efforts to get other Republican-led states to participate were unsuccessful. left too. Meanwhile, California isn't the only Democratic-led state responding to Trump: Virginia is now starting to plan redraw your maps.
